Psalm 8/Text/MT-CBC

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC)
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֗ית מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃	1a	For the director. On the gittith. A psalm by David.
יְהוָ֤ה אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מָֽה־אַדִּ֣יר שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ	2a	YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth,
אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּנָ֥ה ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ עַל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	2b	you whose glory is bestowed on the heavens.
מִפִּ֤י עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים ׀ וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫ עֹ֥ז	3a	Out of the mouths of nursing children, you have founded a fortress,
לְמַ֥עַן צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ	3b	because of your adversaries,
לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃	3c	in order to put an end to a vengeful enemy.
כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֣ה שָׁ֭מֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂ֣י אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ	4a	When I see your heavens, that which your fingers made,
יָרֵ֥חַ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃	4b	the moon and stars which you have established,
מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ	5a	what is mankind that you should consider them,
וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃	5b	or a human being, that you should be mindful of him.
וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְּ֭עַט מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים	6a	And you caused him to lack being a heavenly being by a little,
וְכָב֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃	6b	and you crowned him with honour and majesty.
תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣י יָדֶ֑יךָ	7a	You caused him to rule that which your hands made.
כֹּ֝ל שַׁ֣תָּה תַֽחַת־רַגְלָֽיו׃	7b	You placed everything under his feet.
צֹנֶ֣ה וַאֲלָפִ֣ים כֻּלָּ֑ם	8a	Sheep and goats and cattle – all of them,
וְ֝גַ֗ם בַּהֲמ֥וֹת שָׂדָֽי׃	8b	and even wild animals,
צִפּ֣וֹר שָׁ֭מַיִם וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם	9a	birds in the sky and fish in the sea,
עֹ֝בֵ֗ר אָרְח֥וֹת יַמִּֽים׃	9b	that which traverses the paths of the sea.
יְהוָ֥ה אֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ מָֽה־אַדִּ֥יר שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃	10a	YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.