Psalm 8, NEW INTERNATIONAL READER’S VERSION
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1

Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in the whole earth!
You have made your glory
higher than the heavens.
 

2

You have made sure that children
and infants praise you.
You have done it because of your enemies.
You have done it to put a stop to their talk.
 

3

I think about the heavens.
I think about what your fingers have created.
I think about the moon and stars
that you have set in place.
 

4

What is a human being that you think about him?
What is a son of man that you take care of him?
 

5

You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings.
You placed on him a crown of glory and honour.
 

6

You made human beings the rulers over
all that your hands have created.
You put everything under their control.
 

7

They rule over all flocks and herds
and over the wild animals.
 

8

They rule over the birds of the air
and over the fish in the ocean.
They rule over everything that swims in the oceans.
 

9

Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in the whole earth!