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According to Gittith.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> A Psalm of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span>O LORD, our Lord, <p class="indent2"> how majestic is Your name in all the earth! <p class="indent1stline"> You have set Your glory <p class="indent2"> above the heavens. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>From the mouths of children and infants <p class="indent2"> You have ordained praise<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <p class="indent1"> on account of Your adversaries, <p class="indent2"> to silence the enemy and avenger. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When I behold Your heavens, <p class="indent2"> the work of Your fingers, <p class="indent1"> the moon and the stars, <p class="indent2"> which You have set in place— <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>what is man that You are mindful of him, <p class="indent2"> or the son of man that You care for him? <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>You made him a little lower than the angels;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="indent2"> You crowned him with glory and honor. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; <p class="indent2"> You have placed everything under his feet:<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>all sheep and oxen, <p class="indent2"> and even the beasts of the field, <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, <p class="indent2"> all that swim the paths of the seas. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>O LORD, our Lord, <p class="indent2"> how majestic is Your name in all the earth!</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>Gittith</i><span class="thin"> </span> is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 81 and 84.<br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Literally <i>You have ordained strength</i><span class="thin"> </span>; LXX <i>You have prepared praise</i><span class="thin"> </span>; cited in <a href="../matthew/21.htm#16">Matthew 21:16</a><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>than God</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>than the heavenly beings</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see also LXX.<br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Cited in <a href="../1_corinthians/15.htm#27">1 Corinthians 15:27</a> and <a href="../hebrews/2.htm#6">Hebrews 2:6–8</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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