Psalms 8:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 8:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 8:2 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 8:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 8:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.”
Psalms 8:2 — World English Bible
Psalms 8:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. ”
Psalms 8:2 — American Standard Version
Psalms 8:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.”
Psalms 8:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 8:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger. ”
Psalms 8:2 — Darby Translation
Psalms 8:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Out of the mouth of babes and suckelings hast thou ordeined strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemie and the auenger.”
Psalms 8:2 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 8:2 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;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
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What Does Psalms 8:2 Mean?
Psalms 8:2 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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