Psalms 8

1 TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE GITTITH. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, our Lord, How majestic [is] Your Name in all the earth, Who have set Your splendor on 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 From the mouths of infants and sucklings You have founded strength, Because of Your adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-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 see Your heavens, a work of Your fingers, [The] moon and stars that You established.

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 You remember him? The son of man that You inspect him?

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

5 You make him a little lower than the gods [[or God]], And surround him with glory and majesty.

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 You cause him to rule Over the works of Your hands, You have placed all under his feet.

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

7 Sheep and oxen, all of them, And also beasts of the field,

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

8 Bird of the heavens, and fish of the sea, Passing through the paths of the seas!

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

9 YHWH, our Lord, How majestic [is] Your Name in all the earth!

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