Psalms 8:8-9

8:8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea

and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

8:9 O Lord, our Lord,

how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth!


tn Heb “paths.”

tn The plural form of the title emphasizes the Lord’s absolute sovereignty.

tn Or “awesome, majestic.”

tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

sn Using the poetic device of inclusio, the psalmist ends the psalm the way he began it. The concluding refrain is identical to v. 1.