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Psalms 8
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1 Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.
1 O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger.
2You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.
3 When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established;
3When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
4What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?
5 Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.
5For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
6 Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:
6You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;
7 Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field;
7All sheep and oxen, and all the beasts of the field;