Psalm 8:1 Parallel Translations

For the choir director; on the gittith; a psalm by David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth! Your glory is sung above the heavens. (GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

ASV:

O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!

BBE:

<To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!

DBY:

{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.

ERV:

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory upon the heavens.

JPS:

For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David. (8:2)

WBS:

To 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.

WEB:

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, who has set your glory above the heavens!

YLT:

To the Overseer, 'On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.

Psalm 8:1 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 57:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.

Psalm 57:11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.

Psalm 113:4 The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.

Psalm 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

8:1 In - Not only in Israel, but among all nations. Which shews that this psalm speaks of the Messiah, and the times of the New Testament. Heavens - Where thy throne of glory is established, where the blessed angels celebrate thy praises, where Christ sitteth at thy right hand in glorious majesty, from whence he poureth down excellent gifts upon babes.

MHC:

8:1,2 The psalmist seeks to give unto God the glory due to his name. How bright this glory shines even in this lower world! He is ours, for he made us, protects us, and takes special care of us. The birth, life, preaching, miracles, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus are known through the world. No name is so universal, no power and influence so generally felt, as those of the Saviour of mankind. But how much brighter it shines in the upper world! We, on this earth, only hear God's excellent name, and praise that; the angels and blessed spirits above, see his glory, and praise that; yet he is exalted far above even their blessing and praise. Sometimes the grace of God appears wonderfully in young children. Sometimes the power of God brings to pass great things in his church, by very weak and unlikely instruments, that the excellency of the power might the more evidently appear to be of God, and not of man. This he does, because of his enemies, that he may put them to silence.

CONC:

2 Chief Choirmaster David Displayed Excellent Gath Gittith Glory Gt Hast Heavens Higher Honour Honourable Instrument Leader Lt Majestic Majesty Music Musician Music-maker Noble O Overseer Psalm Settest Splendor

Chanted Chief Choirmaster David Director Displayed Earth Excellent Gath Gittith Glory Heavens Honour Honourable Instrument Leader Majestic Music Musician Overseer Psalm Settest Splendor

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