Psalms 8

1 [For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.] YHWH, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You have put your glory upon 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 lips of children and infants you have established praise, because of your adversaries, that you might silence 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 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in place;

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 think of him, and the son of man that you care for him?

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

5 For you have made him a little lower than the angels. You have crowned him with glory and honor,

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

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

7 all sheep and cattle, and also the wild animals,

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

8 the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes 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!