1 For 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 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained,
4 what is man, that you think of him ? What is the son of man, that you care for him ?
5 For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor. Notesn1 Hebrew : Elohim. The word Elohim, used here, usually means “God”, but can also mean “gods”, “princes”, or “angels”. The Septuagint reads “angels” here. See also the quote from the Septuagint in Hebrews 2:7.
6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet :
7 All sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field,
8 the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
9 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth !