Psalm 8 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

To the director: With the gittith . A song of David.

¹ Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful in all the earth! It brings you praise everywhere in heaven.

² From the mouths of children and babies come songs of praise to you. They sing of your power to silence your enemies who were seeking revenge.

³ I look at the heavens you made with your hands. I see the moon and the stars you created.

⁴ And I wonder, “Why are people so important to you? Why do you even think about them? Why do you care so much about humans? Why do you even notice them?”

⁵ But you made them almost like gods and crowned them with glory and honor.

⁶ You put them in charge of everything you made. You put everything under their control.

⁷ People rule over the sheep and cattle and all the wild animals.

⁸ They rule over the birds in the sky and the fish that swim in the sea.

⁹ Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful name in all the earth!