Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 8:1-5

1 1O LORDH3068, our LordH113,howH4100 majesticH117 is Your nameH8034 in allH3605 the earthH776!

YouH834 have setH5414 Your gloryH1935aboveH5921 the heavensH8064.2From the mouthsH6310 of childrenH5768 and infantsH3243You have ordainedH3245 praiseH5797 2on account ofH4616 Your adversariesH6887,to silenceH7673 the enemyH341 and avengerH5358.

3WhenH3588 I beholdH7200 Your heavensH8064,the workH4639 of Your fingersH676,the moonH3394 and the starsH3556,whichH834 You have set in placeH3559—

4whatH4100 is manH582 thatH3588 You are mindfulH2142 of him,or the sonH1121 of manH120 thatH3588 You care for himH6485?5You made him a little lowerH2637 H4592 than the angelsH430;3You crowned himH5849 with gloryH3519 and honorH1926.

Notes

1. Psalms 8:1 Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 81 and 84. ↩
2. Psalms 8:2 Literally You have ordained strength; LXX You have prepared praise; cited in Matthew 21:16 ↩
3. Psalms 8:5 Or than God or than the heavenly beings; see also LXX. ↩