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Psalm 8

Divine Majesty and Human Dignity

To the leader: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, our Sovereign,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory above the heavens.(A)

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Psalm 8[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(B)
    in the heavens.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  2. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term

For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above all gods.(A)

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For you, Lord, are the Most High(A) over all the earth;(B)
    you are exalted(C) far above all gods.

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The Lord is great in Zion;
    he is exalted over all the peoples.(A)

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Great is the Lord(A) in Zion;(B)
    he is exalted(C) over all the nations.

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