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Psalm 8 in Hebrew and English

10 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־הַגִּתִּית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

יְהוָה אֲדֹנֵינוּ מָה־אַדִּיר שִׁמְךָ בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר תְּנָה הוֹדְךָ עַל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

O LORD, our Lord, How glorious is Thy name in all the earth! Whose majesty is rehearsed above the heavens.

מִפִּי עוֹלְלִים וְיֹנְקִים יִסַּדְתָּ עֹז לְמַעַן צוֹרְרֶיךָ לְהַשְׁבִּית אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries; That Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

כִּי־אֶרְאֶה שָׁמֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂי אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ יָרֵחַ וְכוֹכָבִים אֲשֶׁר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃

When I behold Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which Thou hast established;

מָה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי־תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן־אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃

What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that Thou thinkest of him?

וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מְּעַט מֵאֱלֹהִים וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃

Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honour.

תַּמְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ כֹּל שַׁתָּה תַֽחַת־רַגְלָֽיו׃

Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under His feet:

צֹנֶה וַאֲלָפִים כֻּלָּם וְגַם בַּהֲמוֹת שָׂדָֽי׃

Sheep and oxen, all of them, Yea, and the beasts of the field;

צִפּוֹר שָׁמַיִם וּדְגֵי הַיָּם עֹבֵר אָרְחוֹת יַמִּֽים׃

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea; Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

יְהוָה אֲדֹנֵינוּ מָה־אַדִּיר שִׁמְךָ בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

O LORD, our Lord, How glorious is Thy name in all the earth!

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The first of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 1 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Sunday
  • Its heading names David
  • 10 verses, 77 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 8 have?

Psalm 8 has 10 verses and 77 words.

On which day is Psalm 8 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 1 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Sunday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 8?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 8?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.