God's glory is magnified by his works, and by his love to man.
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  8:1 ¶
[[For the end, concerning the wine-presses, a Psalm of David.]] O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! for thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens. |
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8:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musicianºº
uponº
Gittith,º
A Psalmº
of David.]]º
O Yahwehº
our Adonim,º
howº
excellentº
[is] thy nameº
in allº
the earth!º
whoº
hast setºº
thy gloryº
aboveº
the heavens.º |
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8:2
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou perfected praise, because of thine enemies; that thou mightest put down the enemy and avenger. |
8:2
Out of the mouthºº
of babesº
and sucklingsºº
hast thou ordainedºº
strengthº
because ofº
thine enemies,ºº
that thou mightest stillºº
the enemyºº
and the avenger.ºº |
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8:3
For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established. |
8:3
Whenº
I considerºº
thy heavens,º
the workº
of thy fingers,º
the moonº
and the stars,º
whichº
thou hast ordained;ºº |
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8:4
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? |
8:4
Whatº
is man,º
thatº
thou art mindfulºº
of him? and the sonº
of man,º
thatº
thou visitestºº
him? |
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8:5
Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour; |
8:5
For thou hast made him a littleº
lowerººº
than the elohim,ºº
and hast crownedºº
him with gloryº
and honour.º |
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8:6
and thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: thou hast put all things under his feet: |
8:6
Thou madest him to have dominionºº
over the worksº
of thy hands;º
thou hast putºº
allº
[things] underº
his feet:º |
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8:7
sheep and all oxen, yea and the cattle of the field; |
8:7
Allº
sheepº
and oxen,º
yea,º
and the beastsº
of the field;º |
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8:8
the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, the [creatures] passing through the paths of the sea. |
8:8
The fowlº
of the air,º
and the fishº
of the sea,º
[and whatsoever] passeth throughºº
the pathsº
of the seas.º |
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8:9
O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! |
8:9
O Yahwehº
our Adonim,º
howº
excellentº
[is] thy nameº
in allº
the earth!º |
