Psalms 8

David marvels at the majesty of **YHWH** displayed in the heavens, wonders at infants' praise silencing enemies, and celebrates humanity's dignity as crowned with glory and given dominion over creation by **YHWH**'s hand.[1][8]

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Interlinear Text

To the choirmaster to the overseeing one according to upon the Gittith the Gath-melody A Psalm musical composition of David to David to David

Verse 1 לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha To the choirmaster to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al according to upon HR הַ/גִּתִּ֗ית 𐤄/𐤂𐤕𐤉𐤕 hagitit the Gittith the Gath-melody HTd/Ncfsa מִזְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor A Psalm musical composition HNcmsa לְ/דָוִֽד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np

YHWH Yahweh Yahweh our Lord our lords how what? majestic mighty your name your name in all in the whole of the earth the earth which that-which you have set Give! your splendor your splendor above upon the heavens the lofty-heights

Verse 2 יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲדֹנֵ֗י/נוּ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 adoneynu our Lord our lords HNcmpc/Sp1cp מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah how what? HTi אַדִּ֣יר 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓 adir majestic mighty HAamsa שִׁ֭מְ/ךָ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr תְּנָ֥/ה 𐤕𐤍/𐤄 tenah you have set Give! HVqv2ms/Sh ה֝וֹדְ/ךָ֗ 𐤄𐤅𐤃/𐤊 hodekha your splendor your splendor HNcmsc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al above upon HR הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa

out of the mouth of from mouth of babes/children suckling infants and nursing ones and sucking ones you have founded you firmly founded strength/power strength in order that in order that your adversaries your binders to silence to cause to cease the enemy hostile one and the avenger and one avenging himself

Verse 3 מִ/פִּ֤י 𐤌/𐤐𐤉 mipi out of the mouth of from mouth of HR/Ncmsc עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 olelim babes/children suckling infants HNcmpa וְֽ/יֹנְקִים֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤉𐤌 veyoneqim and nursing ones and sucking ones HC/Vqrmpa יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫ 𐤉𐤎𐤃𐤕 yisadeta you have founded you firmly founded HVpp2ms עֹ֥ז 𐤏𐤆 oz strength/power strength HNcmsa לְמַ֥עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order that in order that HR צוֹרְרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤓𐤉/𐤊 tsorereykha your adversaries your binders HVqrmpc/Sp2ms לְ/הַשְׁבִּ֥ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤕 lehashebit to silence to cause to cease HR/Vhc א֝וֹיֵ֗ב 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 oyev the enemy hostile one HVqrmsa וּ/מִתְנַקֵּֽם 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤒𐤌 umitenaqem and the avenger and one avenging himself HC/Vtrmsa

when for/because I see let me see your heavens your lofty-heavens works deeds of of your fingers your grasping-fingers moon moon and stars and shining stars which that-which you have established you firmly established

Verse 4 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because HC אֶרְאֶ֣ה 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 ereeh I see let me see HVqi1cs שָׁ֭מֶי/ךָ 𐤔𐤌𐤉/𐤊 shameykha your heavens your lofty-heavens HNcmpc/Sp2ms מַעֲשֵׂ֣י 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉 maasey works deeds of HNcmpc אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤑𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 etsebeoteykha of your fingers your grasping-fingers HNcfpc/Sp2ms יָרֵ֥חַ 𐤉𐤓𐤇 yarecha moon moon HNcmsa וְ֝/כוֹכָבִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌 vekhokhavim and stars and shining stars HC/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה 𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍𐤕𐤄 konanetah you have established you firmly established HVop2ms

what what? man frail mortal that for/because you-remember-him you remember him and-son and son-of man human being that for/because you-visit-him you attend to him

Verse 5 מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi אֱנ֥וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh man frail mortal HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC תִזְכְּרֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤍𐤅 tizekerenu you-remember-him you remember him HVqi2ms/Sp3ms וּ/בֶן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍 uven Bene (Bemba) and-son and son-of HC/Ncmsc אָ֝דָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being HNcmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC תִפְקְדֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤕𐤐𐤒𐤃/𐤍𐤅 tifeqedenu you-visit-him you attend to him HVqi2ms/Sp3ms

you have made him lack you deprived him a little a small amount of than God from mighty ones and glory and weighty honor and honor majesty you crown him you encircle him

Verse 6 וַ/תְּחַסְּרֵ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤎𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vatechaserehu you have made him lack you deprived him HC/Vpw2ms/Sp3ms מְּ֭עַט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat a little a small amount of HNcmsa מֵ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 meelohim Mulimu (Lozi) than God from mighty ones HR/Ncmpa וְ/כָב֖וֹד 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 vekhavod and glory and weighty honor HC/Ncbsa וְ/הָדָ֣ר 𐤅/𐤄𐤃𐤓 vehadar and honor majesty HC/Ncmsa תְּעַטְּרֵֽ/הוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤈𐤓/𐤄𐤅 teaterehu you crown him you encircle him HVpi2ms/Sp3ms

you have made him rule you make him rule over the works in deeds of of your hands your two hands all the whole of you have put he placed under under; in place of his feet his feet

Verse 7 תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵ/הוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤋/𐤄𐤅 tameshilehu you have made him rule you make him rule HVhi2ms/Sp3ms בְּ/מַעֲשֵׂ֣י 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉 bemaasey over the works in deeds of HR/Ncmpc יָדֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤊 yadeykha of your hands your two hands HNcbdc/Sp2ms כֹּ֝ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsa שַׁ֣תָּה 𐤔𐤕𐤄 shatah you have put he placed HVqp2ms תַֽחַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of HR רַגְלָֽי/ו 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 ragelayv his feet his feet HNcfdc/Sp3ms

sheep and oxen small-livestock flock oxen clans all of them the entirety of them yea, and and also the beasts beasts of of the field open field

Verse 8 צֹנֶ֣ה 𐤑𐤍𐤄 tsoneh sheep and oxen small-livestock flock HNcmsa וַ/אֲלָפִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 vaalafim oxen clans HC/Ncmpa כֻּלָּ֑/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all of them the entirety of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ֝/גַ֗ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam yea, and and also HC/Ta בַּהֲמ֥וֹת 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕 bahamot the beasts beasts of HNcfpc שָׂדָֽי 𐤔𐤃𐤉 saday of the field open field HNcmsa

birds chirping bird of of the heavens the lofty heights and the fish and fish of of the sea the sea passing through one crossing over the paths journey-paths of of the seas seas

Verse 9 צִפּ֣וֹר 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 tsipor birds chirping bird of HNcbsc שָׁ֭מַיִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim of the heavens the lofty heights HNcmpa וּ/דְגֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤃𐤂𐤉 udegey and the fish and fish of HC/Ncmpc הַ/יָּ֑ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa עֹ֝בֵ֗ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over passing through one crossing over HVqrmsa אָרְח֥וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕 arechot the paths journey-paths of HNcbpc יַמִּֽים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim of the seas seas HNcmpa

YHWH Yahweh Yahweh our Lord our lords how what? majestic mighty your name your name in all in the whole of the earth the earth

Verse 10 יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲדֹנֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 adoneynu our Lord our lords HNcmpc/Sp1cp מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah how what? HTi אַדִּ֥יר 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓 adir majestic mighty HAamsa שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa

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