For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.

8:1 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth,

who has set your glory above the heavens!

8:2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength,

because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

8:3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

8:4 what is man, that you think of him?

What is the son of man, that you care for him?

8:5 For you have made him a little lower than God,

and crowned him with glory and honor.

8:6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands.

You have put all things under his feet:

8:7 All sheep and cattle,

yes, and the animals of the field,

8:8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea,

and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

8:9 Yahweh, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!