| The Book of Psalms 8 |
| The American Standard Version Online Bible (ASV) |
| Psalms 8:1 | O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens! |
| Psalms 8:2 | Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. |
| Psalms 8:3 | When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; |
| Psalms 8:4 | What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? |
| Psalms 8:5 | For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor. |
| Psalms 8:6 | Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet: |
| Psalms 8:7 | All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field, |
| Psalms 8:8 | The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. |
| Psalms 8:9 | O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psalm 9 For the Chief Musician; set to Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. |