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Psalms

A collection of songs and prayers expressing a wide range of emotions and thoughts on faith.

Chapter 8

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1 O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

*O GOD, our God, how great is your name everywhere! You have put your greatness higher than the sky.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

*From little kids' mouths, you give power against your enemies, so you can silence them and their revenge.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

*When I think about your sky, made by your hand, the moon and stars you have set in place;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

*"What are humans that you think about them? And why do you pay attention to people, your children?"

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

*You made humans just below angels, giving them glory and honor.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

*You made him in charge of everything you created; you placed everything under his control.

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

*All sheep, cows, and other wild animals.

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

*The birds in the sky, the fish in the ocean, and all creatures that move through the waters.

9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

*Dear God, you are so great! Your name is wonderful everywhere on Earth.

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