Psalm 8

Psalm 8

To the Chief Musician. On the Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, our Lord,

How ^aexcellent is Your name in all the earth,

Who have ^bset Your glory above the heavens!

^2cOut of the mouth of babes and nursing infants

You have ²ordained strength,

Because of Your enemies,

That You may silence ^dthe enemy and the avenger.

³When I ^econsider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,

The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

^4fWhat is man that You are mindful of him,

And the son of man that You ^gvisit ³him?

⁵For You have made him a little lower than ⁴the angels,

And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

^6hYou have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;

ⁱYou have put all things under his feet,

⁷All sheep and oxen—

Even the beasts of the field,

⁸The birds of the air,

And the fish of the sea

That pass through the paths of the seas.

^9jO Lord, our Lord,

How excellent is Your name in all the earth!