Psalm 8

God’s Glory, Human Dignity

For the choir director: on the Gittith.(A) A psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!(B)
You have covered the heavens with your majesty.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:1 Lit earth, which has set your splendor upon the heavens

Psalm 8[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(B)
    in the heavens.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  2. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term

The Lord is exalted above all the nations,(A)
his glory above the heavens.(B)

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The Lord is exalted(A) over all the nations,
    his glory above the heavens.(B)

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and on that day you will say,
“Give thanks to the Lord; proclaim his name!
Make his works known among the peoples.(A)
Declare that his name is exalted.

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In that day(A) you will say:

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;(B)
    make known among the nations(C) what he has done,
    and proclaim that his name is exalted.(D)

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