When I observe your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you set in place,(A)
what is a human being that you remember him,
a son of man[a] that you look after him?(B)
You made him little less than God[b][c]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:4 Or a mere mortal
  2. 8:5 LXX reads angels
  3. 8:5 Or heavenly beings; Hb Elohim

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