Thematic Bible

Psalm 8:1

For the choir director: on the Gittith. A Davidic psalm.Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!


You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.

Psalm 8:2

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

Psalm 8:3

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

Psalm 8:4

what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?

Psalm 8:5

You made him little less than God
and crowned him with glory and honor.

Psalm 8:6

You made him lord over the works of Your hands;
You put everything under his feet:

Psalm 8:7

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

Psalm 8:8

the birds of the sky,
and the fish of the sea
that pass through the currents of the seas.

Psalm 8:9

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