Psalm 8:1-3

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Psalm 8

God’s Glory, Human Dignity

For the choir director: on the Gittith.^(A) A psalm of David.

¹Lord, our Lord,
how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!^(B)
You have covered the heavens with your majesty.^[a]^(C)
²From the mouths of infants and nursing babies,^(D)
you have established a stronghold^[b]
on account of your adversaries
in order to silence the enemy and the avenger.

³When I observe your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you set in place,^(E)

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Footnotes

8:1 Lit earth, which has set your splendor upon the heavens
8:2 LXX reads established praise

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