Psalms 8

The Glory of the Lord in Creation

To the Chief Musician. On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.¹O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! ²Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. ³When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, ⁴What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? ⁵For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. ⁶You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, ⁷All sheep and oxen— Even the beasts of the field, ⁸The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas. ⁹O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!