Psalms 8:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 8:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 8:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 8:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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!”

Psalms 8:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 8:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 8:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 8:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Psalms 8:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 8:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens. ”

Psalms 8:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 8:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To him that excelleth on Gittith. A Psalme of Dauid. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the worlde! which hast set thy glory aboue the heauens.”

Psalms 8:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 8:1 in Context — Psalms 8

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

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

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What Does Psalms 8:1 Mean?

Psalms 8:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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