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Psalms 8

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    KJVTo the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
    WEBFor the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens!
  2. 2
    KJVOut of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
    WEBFrom the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
  3. 3
    KJVWhen I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
    WEBWhen I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained,
  4. 4
    KJVWhat is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
    WEBwhat is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
  5. 5
    KJVFor thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
    WEBFor you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.
  6. 6
    KJVThou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
    WEBYou make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
  7. 7
    KJVAll sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
    WEBAll sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field,
  8. 8
    KJVThe fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
    WEBthe birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
  9. 9
    KJVO LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
    WEBYahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
  • World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.