1 [To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.] Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.

6 Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:

7 Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field;

8 The fowl of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, {whatever} passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

1 To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David.

2 \8:1\O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!

3 \8:2\You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

4 \8:3\When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;

5 \8:4\What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

6 \8:5\For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.

7 \8:6\You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;

8 \8:7\All sheep and oxen, and all the beasts of the field;

9 \8:8\The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever goes through the deep waters of the seas.

10 \8:9\O Lord, our Lord, how noble is your name in all the earth!