| 1 | O Lord, our Lord, how excellent (majestic and glorious) is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory on [or above] the heavens. |
| 2 | Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have established strength because of Your foes, that You might silence the enemy and the avenger. |
| 3 | When I view
and
consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained
and
established, |
| 4 | What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him? |
| 5 | Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly beings], and You have crowned him with glory and honor. |
| 6 | You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet: |
| 7 | All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field, |
| 8 | The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
and
whatever passes along the paths of the seas. |
| 9 | O Lord, our Lord, how excellent (majestic and glorious) is Your name in all the earth! |
Cross references:
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Psalm 8:2 : Matt. 21:15, 16.
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Psalm 8:6 : I Cor. 15:27; Eph. 1:22, 23; Heb. 2:6-8.
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