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(A)From the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have established [a](B)strength
Because of Your enemies,
To do away with (C)the enemy and the revengeful.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:2 Or a strength

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you;
    toddlers shout the songs
That drown out enemy talk,
    and silence atheist babble.

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You have taught children and infants
    to tell of your strength,[a]
silencing your enemies
    and all who oppose you.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:2 Greek version reads to give you praise. Compare Matt 21:16.


Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babes You have established strength
Because of Your adversaries,
That You might silence the enemy and make the revengeful cease.(A)

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