Psalms 8

1 Unto the end, for the presses: a psalm of David. O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.

Yahweh, our Lord, people all over the world know that you [MTY] are very great! Your glory reaches up higher than the heavens!

2 Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.

You have taught little children and infants to praise you; they cause your enemies and those who try to (get revenge on/get rid of) you to be silent.

3 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.

When I look up at the sky [at night], and see the things that you have made— the moon and the stars that you have set in place—

4 What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest hi?

it is amazing [to me] that [RHQ] you think about people, that you are concerned about [us] humans!

5 Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:

You made the angels in heaven to be only a little more important than we are; you caused us to be like kings [MET] and you gave us splendor and honor [DOU]!

6 And hast set him over the works of thy hands.

You put us in charge of everything that you made; you gave us authority over all things—

7 Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen: moreover the beasts also of the fields.

the sheep and the cattle, and even the wild animals,

8 The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, that pass through the paths of the sea.

the birds, the fish, and everything [else] that swims in the seas.

9 O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in all the earth!

Yahweh, our Lord, people all over the world know that you [MTY] are very great!