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Psalms 8:1

Praise and worshipGod's holinessCreation
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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BSB
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
KJV
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
WEB
LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens!
ASV
O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
DARBY
{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.
BLB
For the one directing. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> O YHWH our Lord, how majestic [is] Your name in all the earth, who have set Your splendor above the heavens!
ÅB
Herre, vår Herre,
hvor herlig ditt navn er over hele jorden,
du som har bredt din prakt ut over himmelen!
OTB
Herre, vår Herre,
Hvor majestetisk er ditt navn over hele jorden,
Du som har vist din prakt over himmelen!
B1930
Herre, vår Herre, hvor herlig ditt navn er over all jorden, du som har utbredt din prakt over himmelen!

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