Psalm 8
For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.
1 LORD,
our Lord, how majestic is
your name in all
the earth!
You have set
your glory above
the heavens!
2 From
the lips of babes
and infants you
have established strength,
because of
your adversaries, that
you might silence
the enemy and
the avenger.
3 When I
consider your heavens, the
work of
your fingers,
the moon and
the stars, which
you have ordained,
4 what
is man, that
you think of
him?
What is the son
of man, that
you care for him?
5 For
you have made
him a little lower
than the angels,
and crowned him
with glory and honor.
6 You make
him ruler over the works
of your hands.
You have put
all things under his feet:
7 All sheep
and cattle,
yes, and the animals
of the field,
8 the birds
of the sky,
the fish of
the sea,
and whatever passes
through the paths
of the seas.
9 LORD,
our Lord,
how majestic is your name in
all the earth!