Psalms 8

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

The psalmist begins and ends by proclaiming the majesty of the Lord's name throughout the earth and His glory above the heavens. He notes that God has ordained praise from the mouths of children and infants to silence adversaries and enemies. The speaker then reflects on the heavens, including the moon and the stars formed by God's fingers, and questions why God is mindful of mortal humans. He describes how God made man slightly lower than the angels, crowned him with glory and honor, and gave him dominion over the works of His hands. Finally, the text details that this rule encompasses all sheep, oxen, beasts of the field, birds of the air, and fish of the sea.

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¹O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. ²From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger. ³When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place— ⁴what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? ⁵You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor. ⁶You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet: ⁷all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field, ⁸the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. ⁹O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

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