Psalms 8

1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name! Your praise reaches as high as the heavens,

2 From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

from the mouths of children and infants. You have built a fortress against your enemies, to silence the foe and the rebel.

3 When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set there,

4 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

what are mortals, that you think of them, humans, that you visit them?

5 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

Yet you made them little less than divine, crowned them with glory and majesty,

6 You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

made them lord of the works of your hands, put all things under their feet –

7 all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,

sheep and oxen, all of them; and the wild beasts also:

8 the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

birds of the air, and fish of the sea, and all that crosses the paths of the ocean.

9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name!