Psalm 8

God’s Glory, Human Dignity

For the choir director: on the Gittith. ^a A psalm of David.

¹Lord, our Lord,

how magnificent is your name throughout the earth! ^b

You have covered the heavens with your majesty. ^c,^d

²From the mouths of infants and nursing babies, ^e

you have established a stronghold ^f

on account of your adversaries

in order to silence the enemy and the avenger.

³When I observe your heavens,

the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars,

which you set in place, ^g

⁴what is a human being that you remember him,

a son of man ^h that you look after him? ⁱ

⁵You made him little less than God ^j,^k

and crowned him with glory and honor.

⁶You made him ruler over the works of your hands;

you put everything under his feet: ^l

⁷all the sheep and oxen,

as well as the animals in the wild,

⁸the birds of the sky,

and the fish of the sea

that pass through the currents of the seas. ^m

⁹Lord, our Lord,

how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!