Psalms 8
10 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֗ית מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
lamnatseakh al-haggittit mizmor ledavid
For the leader; on the gittith. A psalm of David.
יְהֹוָ֤ה אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מָה־אַדִּ֣יר שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכׇל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּנָ֥ה ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ עַל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
Adonai adonenu mah-addir shimkha bekhol-ha'arets asher tenah hodekha al-hashamayim
O ETERNAL One, our Sovereign, how majestic is Your name throughout the earth— You who have covered the heavens with Your splendor!
מִפִּ֤י עוֹלְלִ֨ים ׀ וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ יִסַּ֢דְתָּ֫ עֹ֥ז לְמַ֥עַן צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃
mippi olelim veyoneqim yissadta oz lema'an tsorerekha lehashbit oyev umitnaqqem
From the mouths of infants and sucklings You have founded strength on account of Your foes, to put an end to enemy and avenger.
כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֣ה שָׁ֭מֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ יָרֵ֥חַ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃
ki-ereh shamekha ma'aseh etsbe'otekha yareakh vekhokhavim asher konanetah
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and stars that You set in place,
מָה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃
mah-enosh ki-tizkerennu uven-adam ki tifqedennu
what are human beings that You have been mindful of them, mortals that You have taken note of them,
וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְּ֭עַט מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְכָב֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃
vattekhasserehu me'at me'elohim vekhavod vehadar te'atterehu
that You have made them little less than divine, and adorned them with glory and majesty?
תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣י יָדֶ֑יךָ כֹּ֝֗ל שַׁ֣תָּה תַֽחַת־רַגְלָֽיו׃
tamshilehu bema'ase yadekha kol shattah takhat-raglayw
You have made them master over Your handiwork, laying the world at their feet—
צֹנֶ֣ה וַאֲלָפִ֣ים כֻּלָּ֑ם וְ֝גַ֗ם בַּהֲמ֥וֹת שָׂדָֽי׃
tsoneh va'alafim kullam vegam bahamot saday
sheep and oxen, all of them, and wild beasts, too;
צִפּ֣וֹר שָׁ֭מַיִם וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם עֹ֝בֵ֗ר אׇרְח֥וֹת יַמִּֽים׃
tsippor shamayim udege hayyam over orkhot yammim
the birds of the heavens, the fish of the sea, whatever travels the paths of the seas.
יְהֹוָ֥ה אֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ מָה־אַדִּ֥יר שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ בְּכׇל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ {פ}
Adonai adonenu mah-addir shimkha bekhol-ha'arets
O ETERNAL One, our Sovereign, how majestic is Your name throughout the earth!
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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