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Psalms 8

1For the End; concerning the winepresses; a psalm by David.

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2O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous is Your name in all the earth, For Your splendor is exalted far beyond the heavens.

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3From the mouths of babies and nursing infants You prepared praise because of Your enemies, That You may destroy the enemy and avenger.

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4For I shall look at the heavens, the works of Your fingers, The moon and stars You established.

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5What is man that You remember him, Or the son of man that You visit him?

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6You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

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7You set him over the works of Your hands; You subjected all things under his feet,

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8All sheep and oxen, And besides these, also the animals of the field,

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9The birds of heaven and the fish of the sea, And the things passing through the paths of the seas.

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10O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous is Your name in all the earth.

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