Psalm 8

The Glory of the Lord In Creation

To the Chief Musician. 1On the Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, our Lord,

How aexcellent is Your name in all the earth,

Who have bset Your glory above the heavens!

2 cOut 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.

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

The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

4 fWhat is man that You are mindful of him,

And the son of man that You gvisit 3him?

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

And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

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

iYou have put all things under his feet,

7 All sheep and oxen—

Even the beasts of the field,

8 The birds of the air,

And the fish of the sea

That pass through the paths of the seas.

9 jO Lord, our Lord,

How excellent is Your name in all the earth!