Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth, who has set thy glory upon the heavens!
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have
King James Version
{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: on the Gittith.
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!
International Standard Version
LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! You set your glory above the heavens!
American Standard Version
O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
Amplified
How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth!
You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.
Bible in Basic English
O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument, chanting of David. O Jehovah our Lord, how mighty thy name in all the earth! who will set thy majesty over the heavens.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician upon gittith. A Psalm of David.] O LORD our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic [is] your name in all the earth, who put your splendor above the heavens.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician, on the harp. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter upon Gittith, a Psalm of David} O LORD our governour; how excellent is thy name in all the world; thou hast set thy glory above the heavens!
NET Bible
For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!
New Heart English Bible
LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens.
The Emphasized Bible
O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth, Who hast set thy splendour upon the heavens.
Webster
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
World English Bible
Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer, 'On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.
Themes
Glory » Who the lord glorifies
Glory » Of God » Highly exalted
God, Glory of » Described as » Highly exalted
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 8:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Glory, Man's Dignity
1 O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth, who has set thy glory upon the heavens! 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou have {perfected praise (LXX/NT)}, because of thine adversaries, that thou might still the enemy and the avenger.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 148:13
Let them praise the name of LORD, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
Psalm 57:5
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, thy glory above all the earth.
Psalm 57:10-11
For thy loving kindness is great to the heavens, and thy truth to the skies.
Psalm 81:1
Sing aloud to God our strength. Make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Exodus 15:11
Who is like thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 34:5-7
And LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of LORD.
Deuteronomy 28:58
If thou will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou may fear this glorious and fearful name, LORD thy GOD,
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. How much less this house that I have built!
Psalm 8:9
O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Psalm 36:5
Thy loving kindness, O LORD, is in the heavens, thy faithfulness to the skies.
Psalm 63:1
O God, thou are my God. I will earnestly seek thee. My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee, in a dry and weary land, where is no water.
Psalm 68:4
Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts. His name is LORD, and exult ye before him.
Psalm 72:17-19
His name shall endure forever. His name shall be continued as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in him. All nations shall call him blessed.
Psalm 84:1
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Psalm 108:4-5
For thy loving kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth [is] to the skies.
Psalm 113:2-4
Blessed be the name of LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Psalm 145:1
I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name forever and ever.
Isaiah 26:13
O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us, but by thee only we will make mention of thy name.
Habakkuk 3:3
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
Matthew 22:45
If David therefore calls him Lord, how is he his son?
John 20:28
Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God.
Ephesians 4:10
He who descended is also the same man who ascended high above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.
Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name above every name,
Philippians 3:8
But indeed therefore I even consider all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered the loss of all things, and consider them to be rubbish, so that I may gain C
Hebrews 7:26
For such a high priest is fitting for us, devout, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens.
Revelation 19:6
And I heard as the sound of a large multitude, and as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of mighty thunders, saying, Praise Lord! Because Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.