Psalmi 8

1 Načelniku godbe pri postaji Gitajski, psalm Davidov. Gospod, kralj naš, kako veličastno je ime tvoje na vesoljni zemlji, kateri razodevaš nadnebeško lepoto svojo.

To the Chief Musician. On "the Gittith." A Melody of David. O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth, Who hast set thy splendour upon the heavens.

2 Iz ust otrok in dojencev si ustanovil si utrjeno hvalo, zavoljo sovražnikov svojih, da krotiš neprijatelja in maščevalca.

Out of the mouth of children and sucklings, hast thou laid a foundation of strength, —because of thine adversaries, to make foe and avenger be still.

3 Ko ogledujem nebesa tvoja, prstov tvojih delo, mesec in zvezde, ki si jih napravil;

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

4 Kaj je človek, da se ga spominjaš, ali sin človekov, da ga obiskuješ!

What was weak man, that thou shouldst make mention of him? or the son of the earthborn, that thou shouldst set him in charge?

5 Malo si ga sicer postavil pod angele, a venčal si ga sè slavo in veličastvom.

That thou shouldst make him little less than messengers of God, with glory and honour, shouldst crown him?

6 Postavil si ga čez dela svojih rók; vse si položil pod noge njegove:

Shouldst give him dominion over the works of thy hands, —All things, shouldst have put under his feet:

7 Drobnico in goveda, kolikor jih je, in tudi poljske živali;

Sheep and oxen, all of them, —yea even the beasts of the field;

8 Tice pod nebom in ribe v morji; karkoli se izprehaja po morskih stezah.

The bird of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, — the passer-by on the paths of the seas?

9 Gospod, kralj naš, kako veličastno je ime tvoje na vesoljni zemlji!

O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth.