Psalm 8:1–9:10

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!

Psalm 9

Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments

To the Chief Musician. To The Tune of 1“Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.

1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;

I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

2 I will be glad and arejoice in You;

I will sing praise to Your name, bO Most High.

3 When my enemies turn back,

They shall fall and perish at Your presence.

4 For You have maintained my right and my cause;

You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.

5 You have rebuked the 2nations,

You have destroyed the wicked;

You have cblotted out their name forever and ever.

6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever!

And you have destroyed cities;

Even their memory has dperished.

7 eBut the Lord shall endure forever;

He has prepared His throne for judgment.

8 fHe shall judge the world in righteousness,

And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

9 The Lord also will be a grefuge 3for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And those who hknow Your name will put their trust in You;

For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.