New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 8

The Lord’s Glory and Man’s Dignity.

For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

1O Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,our LordH136,Howמָֽה־mah-H4100majesticאַדִּ֣יר'a.DirH117is Your nameשִׁ֭מְךָShim.khaH8034in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834havedisplayedתְּנָ֥הte.NahH5414Your splendorה֝וֹדְךָ֗hod.khaH1935aboveH5921the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064!

2From the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of infantsעֽוֹלְלִ֨ים׀'o.LimH5768and nursingH3243babesH3243You have establishedיִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫yi.Sad.taH3245strengthעֹ֥ז'ozH5797Becauseלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your adversariesצוֹרְרֶ֑יךָtzo.Rei.khaH6887, To makethe enemyH340and the revengefulוּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃u.mit.na.KemH5358ceaseלְהַשְׁבִּ֥יתle.hash.BitH7673.

3Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iconsiderאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200Your heavensשָׁ֭מֶיךָSha.mei.khaH8064,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣יma.'a.SeiH4639of Your fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ'etz.be.'o.Tei.khaH676, Themoonיָרֵ֥חַya.Re.achH3394and the starsוְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You haveordainedכּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃ko.Na.ne.tahH3559;

4Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is manאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582that YoutakeH2142thoughtH2142of him,And the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120that You careתִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃tif.ke.De.nuH6485for him?

5Yet You have madeH2637him alittleמְּ֭עַטMe.'atH4592lowerH2637thanH4480Godמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430, AndYou crownתְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃te.'a.te.Re.huH5849him withgloryוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519and majestyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926!

6You make him toruleתַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּTam.shi.le.huH4910over the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֑יךָya.Dei.khaH3027; You haveputשַׁ֣תָּהSha.tahH7896allH3605thingsH3605underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272,

7AllH3605sheepצֹנֶ֣הtzo.NehH6792and oxenוַאֲלָפִ֣יםva.'a.la.FimH504,And alsoוְ֝גַ֗םve.GamH1571thebeastsבַּהֲמ֥וֹתba.ha.MotH929of the fieldH7706,

8The birdsצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833of the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064and the fishוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,Whatever passesH5674throughH5674the pathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

9O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,our LordH136,Howמָֽה־mah-H4100majesticאַדִּ֥יר'a.DirH117is Your nameשִׁ֝מְךָ֗Shim.KhaH8034in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

The Lord’s Glory and Man’s Dignity.

For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 8