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Psalm 8:2-4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Psalm 8:2-4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
2 O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.
3 Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.
4 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.
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Psalm 8:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 8:2-4
New International Version
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold(A) against your enemies,
to silence the foe(B) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(C)
the work of your fingers,(D)
the moon and the stars,(E)
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?[a](F)
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
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