Psalms 8

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

O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.

2 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.

Out of the mouth of babes and infants have you ordained strength because of your enemies, that you might still the enemy and the avenger.

3 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—

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

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

What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?

5 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]!

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

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

You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet:

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

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

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

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passes through the paths of the seas.

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

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth!