God's glory is magnified by his works, and by his love to man.
 8:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musicianºº
uponº
Gittî±
גִּתִּית,º
A Psalmº
of
Däwið
דָּוִד.]]º
O
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
our
´Áðönîm
אֲדֹנִים,º
howº
excellentº
[is] thy nameº
in allº
the earth!º
whoº
hast setºº
thy gloryº
aboveº
the heavens.º |
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 8:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Dawid.]] O Yahweh our Adonim, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. |
 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 |
 8:2
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. |
 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 |
 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; |
 8:4
Whatº
is man,º
thatº
thou art mindfulºº
of him? and the sonº
of man,º
thatº
thou visitestºº
him? |
 8:4
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? |
 8:5
For thou hast made him a littleº
lowerººº
than the
´élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים,ºº
and hast crownedºº
him with gloryº
and honour.º |
 8:5
For thou hast made him a little lower than the elohim, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. |
 8:6
Thou madest him to have dominionºº
over the worksº
of thy hands;º
thou hast putºº
allº
[things] underº
his feet:º |
 8:6
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet: |
 8:7
Allº
sheepº
and oxen,º
yea,º
and the beastsº
of the field;º |
 8:7
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; |
 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 |
 8:8
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, [and whatsoever] passeth through the paths of the seas. |
 8:9
O
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
our
´Áðönîm
אֲדֹנִים,º
howº
excellentº
[is] thy nameº
in allº
the earth!º |
 8:9
O Yahweh our Adonim, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! |