Salme 8

1 (Til sangmesteren. Al-haggittit. En salme af David.) HERRE, vor Herre, hvor herligt er dit Navn på den vide Jord du, som bredte din Højhed ud over Himlen!

For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name! Your praise reaches as high as the heavens,

2 Af spædes og diendes Mund har du rejst dig et Værn for dine Modstanderes Skyld, for at bringe til Tavshed Fjende og Hævner.

from the mouths of children and infants. You have built a fortress against your enemies, to silence the foe and the rebel.

3 Når jeg ser din Himmel, dine Fingres Værk, Månen og Stjernerne, som du skabte,

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set there,

4 hvad er da et Menneske, at du kommer ham i Hu, et Menneskebarn, at du tager dig af ham?

what are mortals, that you think of them, humans, that you visit them?

5 Du gjorde ham lidet ringere end Gud. med Ære og Herlighed kroned du ham;

Yet you made them little less than divine, crowned them with glory and majesty,

6 du satte ham over dine Hænders Værk, alt lagde du under hans Fødder,

made them lord of the works of your hands, put all things under their feet –

7 Småkvæg og Okser til Hobe, ja, Markens vilde Dyr,

sheep and oxen, all of them; and the wild beasts also:

8 Himlens Fugle og Havets Fisk, alt, hvad der farer ad Havenes Stier.

birds of the air, and fish of the sea, and all that crosses the paths of the ocean.

9 HERRE, vor Herre, hvor herligt er dit Navn på den vide Jord!

Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name!