Psalm 8

God’s Glory, Man’s Dignity

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Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!^(B)

You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.^(a)^(C)

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Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold^(b)
from the mouths of children and nursing infants^(D)
to silence the enemy and the avenger.

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When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,^(E)

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what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?^(F)

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You made him little less than God^(c)^(d)
and crowned him with glory and honor.

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You made him lord over the works of Your hands;
You put everything under his feet:^(e)^(G)

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all the sheep and oxen,
as well as the animals in the wild,

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the birds of the sky,
and the fish of the sea
that pass through the currents of the seas.^(H)

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Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 8:1: Lit earth, which has set Your splendor upon the heavens

b. Psalm 8:2: LXX reads established praise

c. Psalm 8:5: LXX reads angels

d. Psalm 8:5: Or gods, or a god, or heavenly beings; lit Elohim

e. Psalm 8:6: Or authority

Cross references:

B. Psalm 8:1: Isaiah 12:4

C. Psalm 8:1: Psalm 113:4; Psalm 148:13

D. Psalm 8:2: Matthew 21:16

E. Psalm 8:3: Psalm 33:6; Psalm 136:9

F. Psalm 8:4: Job 7:17-18; Psalm 144:3

G. Psalm 8:4: 1 Corinthians 15:27; Ephesians 1:22; Hebrews 2:5-8

H. Psalm 8:7: Genesis 1:26; Genesis 1:28