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)
Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(D) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(E) and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens,(F)
    the work of your fingers,(G)
the moon and the stars,(H)
    which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[c](I)

You have made them[d] a little lower than the angels[e](J)
    and crowned them[f] with glory and honor.(K)
You made them rulers(L) over the works of your hands;(M)
    you put everything under their[g] feet:(N)
all flocks and herds,(O)
    and the animals of the wild,(P)
the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(Q)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

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

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
  3. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  4. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  5. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  6. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  7. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his

Til Sangmesteren. Al-haggittit. En Salme af David.

Herre, vor Herre, hvor herligt er dit Navn på den vide Jord du, som bredte din Højhed ud over Himlen! Af spædes og diendes Mund har du rejst dig et Værn for dine Modstanderes Skyld, for at bringe til Tavshed Fjende og Hævner.

Når jeg ser din Himmel, dine Fingres Værk, Månen og Stjernerne, som du skabte, hvad er da et Menneske, at du kommer ham i Hu, et Menneskebarn, at du tager dig af ham? Du gjorde ham lidet ringere end Gud. med Ære og Herlighed kroned du ham; du satte ham over dine Hænders Værk, alt lagde du under hans Fødder, Småkvæg og Okser til Hobe, ja, Markens vilde Dyr, Himlens Fugle og Havets Fisk, alt, hvad der farer ad Havenes Stier. 10 Herre, vor Herre, hvor herligt er dit Navn på den vide Jord!