Psalms 8

1 To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David. O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!

To him that excelleth on Gittith. A Psalme of Dauid. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the worlde! which hast set thy glory aboue the heauens.

2 You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

Out of the mouth of babes and suckelings hast thou ordeined strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemie and the auenger.

3 When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;

When I beholde thine heauens, euen the workes of thy fingers, the moone and the starres which thou hast ordeined,

4 What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

What is man, say I, that thou art mindefull of him? and the sonne of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.

For thou hast made him a little lower then God, and crowned him with glory and worship.

6 You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;

Thou hast made him to haue dominion in the workes of thine hands: thou hast put all things vnder his feete:

7 All sheep and oxen, and all the beasts of the field;

All sheepe and oxen: yea, and the beastes of the fielde:

8 The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever goes through the deep waters of the seas.

The foules of the ayre, and the fish of the sea, and that which passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord, our Lord, how noble is your name in all the earth!

O Lord our Lord, howe excellent is thy Name in all the world!