To the chief Musician upon Gittith. A Psalm of David

Verse 1

O Lord our Lord, in all the earth, How doth thy name excel? Who hast above the heavens set Thy Majesty to dwell!

Verse 2

Out of the mouth of sucking babes Thou fittest strength also, That thou might'st still thine enemies And self-revenging foe.

Verse 3

When as thy heavens I behold, Thy fingers work which are: The moon together with the stars, The which thou didst prepare:

Verse 4

O what is wretched man that thus In mind thou should'st him have? And what the son of man whom thou To visit dost vouchsafe?

Verse 5

For than the angels thou hast him, A little made more low; With glory thou hast crowned him, With majesty also.

Verse 6

About thy handy-works thou hast Given him dominion; All things thou hast under his feet Put in subjection.

Verse 7

The sheep and oxen all of them Also the field-beast; yea

Verse 8

The fowls that in the air do fly, And fishes of the sea; Of those that pass through paths of seas, What thing soever else.

Verse 9

The Lord, our Lord, in all the earth, O how thy name excels!