Psalms 8
David marvels at the majesty of **YHWH** displayed in the heavens, wonders at infants' praise silencing enemies, and celebrates humanity's dignity as crowned with glory and given dominion over creation by **YHWH**'s hand.[1][8]
Interlinear Text
To the choirmaster
to the overseeing one
to the overseeing one
according to
upon
upon
the Gittith
the Gath-melody
the Gath-melody
A Psalm
musical composition
psalm
of David
to David
to David
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ
𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇
lamenatsecha
To the choirmaster
to the overseeing one
to the overseeing one
HRd/Vprmsa
עַֽל
𐤏𐤋
al
according to
upon
upon
HR
הַ/גִּתִּ֗ית
𐤄/𐤂𐤕𐤉𐤕
hagitit
the Gittith
the Gath-melody
the Gath-melody
HTd/Ncfsa
מִזְמ֥וֹר
𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓
mizemor
A Psalm
musical composition
psalm
HNcmsa
לְ/דָוִֽד
𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃
ledavid
of David
to David
to David
HR/Np
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
our Lord
our lords
our Sovereign Lord
how
what?
how
majestic
mighty
majestic
your name
your name
your name
in all
in the whole of
in all
the earth
the earth
the earth
which
that-which
which
you have set
Give!
you have set
your splendor
your splendor
your splendor
above
upon
above
the heavens
the lofty-heights
the heavens
יְהוָ֤ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
אֲדֹנֵ֗י/נוּ
𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅
adoneynu
our Lord
our lords
our Sovereign Lord
HNcmpc/Sp1cp
מָֽה
𐤌𐤄
mah
how
what?
how
HTi
אַדִּ֣יר
𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓
adir
majestic
mighty
majestic
HAamsa
שִׁ֭מְ/ךָ
𐤔𐤌/𐤊
shimekha
your name
your name
your name
HNcmsc/Sp2ms
בְּ/כָל
𐤁/𐤊𐤋
bekhal
in all
in the whole of
in all
HR/Ncmsc
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ
𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑
haarets
Ayé (Yoruba)
the earth
the earth
the earth
HTd/Ncbsa
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
𐤀𐤔𐤓
asher
which
that-which
which
HTr
תְּנָ֥/ה
𐤕𐤍/𐤄
tenah
you have set
Give!
you have set
HVqv2ms/Sh
ה֝וֹדְ/ךָ֗
𐤄𐤅𐤃/𐤊
hodekha
your splendor
your splendor
your splendor
HNcmsc/Sp2ms
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
above
upon
above
HR
הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם
𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
hashamayim
sama (Kongo)
the heavens
the lofty-heights
the heavens
HTd/Ncmpa
out of the mouth of
from mouth of
from mouth of
babes/children
suckling infants
suckling infants
and nursing ones
and sucking ones
and nursing ones
you have founded
you firmly founded
you have founded
strength/power
strength
strength
in order that
in order that
in order that
your adversaries
your binders
your oppressors
to silence
to cause to cease
to cause to cease
the enemy
hostile one
enemy
and the avenger
and one avenging himself
and one avenging himself
מִ/פִּ֤י
𐤌/𐤐𐤉
mipi
out of the mouth of
from mouth of
from mouth of
HR/Ncmsc
עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים
𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌
olelim
babes/children
suckling infants
suckling infants
HNcmpa
וְֽ/יֹנְקִים֮
𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤉𐤌
veyoneqim
and nursing ones
and sucking ones
and nursing ones
HC/Vqrmpa
יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫
𐤉𐤎𐤃𐤕
yisadeta
you have founded
you firmly founded
you have founded
HVpp2ms
עֹ֥ז
𐤏𐤆
oz
strength/power
strength
strength
HNcmsa
לְמַ֥עַן
𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍
lemaan
in order that
in order that
in order that
HR
צוֹרְרֶ֑י/ךָ
𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤓𐤉/𐤊
tsorereykha
your adversaries
your binders
your oppressors
HVqrmpc/Sp2ms
לְ/הַשְׁבִּ֥ית
𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤕
lehashebit
to silence
to cause to cease
to cause to cease
HR/Vhc
א֝וֹיֵ֗ב
𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁
oyev
the enemy
hostile one
enemy
HVqrmsa
וּ/מִתְנַקֵּֽם
𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤒𐤌
umitenaqem
and the avenger
and one avenging himself
and one avenging himself
HC/Vtrmsa
when
for/because
for
I see
let me see
I see
your heavens
your lofty-heavens
your heavens
works
deeds of
work of
of your fingers
your grasping-fingers
your fingers
moon
moon
moon
and stars
and shining stars
and stars
which
that-which
which
you have established
you firmly established
you have established
כִּֽי
𐤊𐤉
ki
when
for/because
for
HC
אֶרְאֶ֣ה
𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄
ereeh
I see
let me see
I see
HVqi1cs
שָׁ֭מֶי/ךָ
𐤔𐤌𐤉/𐤊
shameykha
sama (Kongo)
your heavens
your lofty-heavens
your heavens
HNcmpc/Sp2ms
מַעֲשֵׂ֣י
𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉
maasey
works
deeds of
work of
HNcmpc
אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑י/ךָ
𐤀𐤑𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊
etsebeoteykha
of your fingers
your grasping-fingers
your fingers
HNcfpc/Sp2ms
יָרֵ֥חַ
𐤉𐤓𐤇
yarecha
moon
moon
moon
HNcmsa
וְ֝/כוֹכָבִ֗ים
𐤅/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌
vekhokhavim
and stars
and shining stars
and stars
HC/Ncmpa
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
𐤀𐤔𐤓
asher
which
that-which
which
HTr
כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה
𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍𐤕𐤄
konanetah
you have established
you firmly established
you have established
HVop2ms
what
what?
what
man
frail mortal
frail mortal
that
for/because
that
you-remember-him
you remember him
you remember him
and-son
and son-of
and son of
man
human being
human being
that
for/because
that
you-visit-him
you attend to him
you attend to him
מָֽה
𐤌𐤄
mah
what
what?
what
HTi
אֱנ֥וֹשׁ
𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔
enosh
man
frail mortal
frail mortal
HNcmsa
כִּֽי
𐤊𐤉
ki
that
for/because
that
HC
תִזְכְּרֶ֑/נּוּ
𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤍𐤅
tizekerenu
you-remember-him
you remember him
you remember him
HVqi2ms/Sp3ms
וּ/בֶן
𐤅/𐤁𐤍
uven
Bene (Bemba)
and-son
and son-of
and son of
HC/Ncmsc
אָ֝דָ֗ם
𐤀𐤃𐤌
adam
man
human being
human being
HNcmsa
כִּ֣י
𐤊𐤉
ki-2
that
for/because
that
HC
תִפְקְדֶֽ/נּוּ
𐤕𐤐𐤒𐤃/𐤍𐤅
tifeqedenu
you-visit-him
you attend to him
you attend to him
HVqi2ms/Sp3ms
you have made him lack
you deprived him
you made him lack
a little
a small amount of
a little
than God
from mighty ones
than Elohim
and glory
and weighty honor
and weighty glory
and honor
majesty
and majesty
you crown him
you encircle him
you crown him
וַ/תְּחַסְּרֵ֣/הוּ
𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤎𐤓/𐤄𐤅
vatechaserehu
you have made him lack
you deprived him
you made him lack
HC/Vpw2ms/Sp3ms
מְּ֭עַט
𐤌𐤏𐤈
meat
a little
a small amount of
a little
HNcmsa
מֵ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים
𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
meelohim
Mulimu (Lozi)
than God
from mighty ones
than Elohim
HR/Ncmpa
וְ/כָב֖וֹד
𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
vekhavod
and glory
and weighty honor
and weighty glory
HC/Ncbsa
וְ/הָדָ֣ר
𐤅/𐤄𐤃𐤓
vehadar
and honor
majesty
and majesty
HC/Ncmsa
תְּעַטְּרֵֽ/הוּ
𐤕𐤏𐤈𐤓/𐤄𐤅
teaterehu
you crown him
you encircle him
you crown him
HVpi2ms/Sp3ms
you have made him rule
you make him rule
you have made him rule
over the works
in deeds of
over the works of
of your hands
your two hands
your two hands
all
the whole of
all of
you have put
he placed
you have placed
under
under; in place of
under
his feet
his feet
his feet
תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵ/הוּ
𐤕𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤋/𐤄𐤅
tameshilehu
you have made him rule
you make him rule
you have made him rule
HVhi2ms/Sp3ms
בְּ/מַעֲשֵׂ֣י
𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉
bemaasey
over the works
in deeds of
over the works of
HR/Ncmpc
יָדֶ֑י/ךָ
𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤊
yadeykha
of your hands
your two hands
your two hands
HNcbdc/Sp2ms
כֹּ֝ל
𐤊𐤋
kol
all
the whole of
all of
HNcmsa
שַׁ֣תָּה
𐤔𐤕𐤄
shatah
you have put
he placed
you have placed
HVqp2ms
תַֽחַת
𐤕𐤇𐤕
tachat
under
under; in place of
under
HR
רַגְלָֽי/ו
𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅
ragelayv
his feet
his feet
his feet
HNcfdc/Sp3ms
sheep and oxen
small-livestock flock
small-livestock flock
oxen
clans
oxen
all of them
the entirety of them
all of them
yea, and
and also
and also
the beasts
beasts of
beasts of
of the field
open field
open field
צֹנֶ֣ה
𐤑𐤍𐤄
tsoneh
sheep and oxen
small-livestock flock
small-livestock flock
HNcmsa
וַ/אֲלָפִ֣ים
𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌
vaalafim
oxen
clans
oxen
HC/Ncmpa
כֻּלָּ֑/ם
𐤊𐤋/𐤌
kulam
all of them
the entirety of them
all of them
HNcmsc/Sp3mp
וְ֝/גַ֗ם
𐤅/𐤂𐤌
vegam
yea, and
and also
and also
HC/Ta
בַּהֲמ֥וֹת
𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕
bahamot
the beasts
beasts of
beasts of
HNcfpc
שָׂדָֽי
𐤔𐤃𐤉
saday
of the field
open field
open field
HNcmsa
birds
chirping bird of
bird of
of the heavens
the lofty heights
the heavens
and the fish
and fish of
and fish of
of the sea
the sea
the sea
passing through
one crossing over
one crossing over
the paths
journey-paths of
journey-paths of
of the seas
seas
seas
צִפּ֣וֹר
𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓
tsipor
birds
chirping bird of
bird of
HNcbsc
שָׁ֭מַיִם
𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
shamayim
sama (Kongo)
of the heavens
the lofty heights
the heavens
HNcmpa
וּ/דְגֵ֣י
𐤅/𐤃𐤂𐤉
udegey
and the fish
and fish of
and fish of
HC/Ncmpc
הַ/יָּ֑ם
𐤄/𐤉𐤌
hayam
of the sea
the sea
the sea
HTd/Ncmsa
עֹ֝בֵ֗ר
𐤏𐤁𐤓
over
passing through
one crossing over
one crossing over
HVqrmsa
אָרְח֥וֹת
𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕
arechot
the paths
journey-paths of
journey-paths of
HNcbpc
יַמִּֽים
𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌
yamim
of the seas
seas
seas
HNcmpa
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
our Lord
our lords
our Sovereign Lord
how
what?
how
majestic
mighty
majestic
your name
your name
your name
in all
in the whole of
in all
the earth
the earth
the earth
יְהוָ֥ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
אֲדֹנֵ֑י/נוּ
𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅
adoneynu
our Lord
our lords
our Sovereign Lord
HNcmpc/Sp1cp
מָֽה
𐤌𐤄
mah
how
what?
how
HTi
אַדִּ֥יר
𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓
adir
majestic
mighty
majestic
HAamsa
שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗
𐤔𐤌/𐤊
shimekha
your name
your name
your name
HNcmsc/Sp2ms
בְּ/כָל
𐤁/𐤊𐤋
bekhal
in all
in the whole of
in all
HR/Ncmsc
הָ/אָֽרֶץ
𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑
haarets
Ayé (Yoruba)
the earth
the earth
the earth
HTd/Ncbsa