Psalms 8

1 To the ouercomere, for pressours, the salm of Dauid. Lord, thou art oure Lord; thi name is ful wonderful in al erthe. For thi greet doyng is reisid, aboue heuenes.

In finem, pro torcularibus. Psalmus David. [Domine, Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! quoniam elevata est magnificentia tua super cælos.

2 Of the mouth of yonge children, not spekynge and soukynge mylk, thou madist perfitli heriyng, for thin enemyes; that thou destrie the enemy and avengere.

Ex ore infantium et lactentium perfecisti laudem propter inimicos tuos, ut destruas inimicum et ultorem.

3 For Y schal se thin heuenes, the werkis of thi fyngris; the moone and sterris, whiche thou hast foundid.

Quoniam videbo cælos tuos, opera digitorum tuorum, lunam et stellas quæ tu fundasti.

4 What is a man, that thou art myndeful of hym; ethir the sone of a virgyn, for thou visitist hym?

Quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? aut filius hominis, quoniam visitas eum?

5 Thou hast maad hym a litil lesse than aungels; thou hast corouned hym with glorie and onour,

Minuisti eum paulominus ab angelis; gloria et honore coronasti eum;

6 and hast ordeyned hym aboue the werkis of thin hondis.

et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum.

7 Thou hast maad suget alle thingis vndur hise feet; alle scheep and oxis, ferthermore and the beestis of the feeld;

Omnia subjecisti sub pedibus ejus, oves et boves universas, insuper et pecora campi,

8 the briddis of the eir, and the fischis of the see; that passen bi the pathis of the see.

volucres cæli, et pisces maris qui perambulant semitas maris.

9 Lord, `thou art oure Lord; thi name `is wondurful in al erthe.

Domine, Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra!]