Psalms 8

1 To the Overseer, 'On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.

For the end, concerning the wine-presses, a Psalm of David. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! for thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens.

2 From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou perfected praise, because of thine enemies; that thou mightest put down the enemy and avenger.

3 For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.

For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established.

4 What [is] man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

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

5 And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.

Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour;

6 Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.

and thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: thou hast put all things under his feet:

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

sheep and all oxen, yea and the cattle of the field;

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

the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, the [creatures] passing through the paths of the sea.

9 Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth!

O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth!