Psalm 8

Psalm 8

For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.

^*Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name^a in all the earth!

You have set your glory^b

above the heavens.^c

Through the praise of children and infants

you have established a stronghold^d against your enemies,

to silence the foe^e and the avenger.

When I consider your heavens,^f

the work of your fingers,^g

the moon and the stars,^h

which you have set in place,

what are mere mortals that you are mindful of them,

human beings that you care for them?ⁱ

You have made them a little lower than the heavenly beings^j

and crowned them with glory and honor.^k

You made them rulers^l over the works of your hands;^m

you put everything under their feet:^no

all flocks and herds,^p

and the animals of the wild,^q

the birds in the sky,

and the fish in the sea,^r

all that swim the paths of the seas.

Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!^s