Psalm 8

1 O Lord, our Lord,

The Glory of the Lord In CreationTo the Chief Musician. On the Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David. How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!

2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may 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 are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,7 All sheep and oxen Even the beasts of the field,8 The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas.9 O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

PSALMS 8

The Wonderful Name //of the [Lord]

1 Our [Lord] and Ruler,
your name is wonderful
everywhere on earth!
You let your glory be seent
in the heavens above.

2  t With praises from children
and from tiny infants,
you have built a fortress.
It makes your enemies silent,
and all who turn against you
are left speechless.

3 I often think of the heavens
your hands have made,
and of the moon and stars
you put in place.

4  t Then I ask, “Why do you care
about us humans?
Why are you concerned
for us weaklings?”

5  t You made us a little lower
than you yourself, t
and you have crowned us
with glory and honor.

6  t You let us rule everything
your hands have made.
And you put all of it
under our power—

7 the sheep and the cattle,
and every wild animal,

8 the birds in the sky,
the fish in the sea,
and all ocean creatures.

9 Our [Lord] and Ruler,
your name is wonderful
everywhere on earth!