New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 8:2-5

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!

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