Psalms 8

1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David. Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thy enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.

6 Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet:

Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:

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

Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field;

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, [and whatever] passeth through the paths of the seas.

The fowl of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, [whatever] passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth!

Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!