# Psalms 8.1

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. <sup>For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David.</sup> O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!**
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> 2. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, because of thine adversaries, 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; (Psalms 8:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. <b>For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. </b> Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!**
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> 2. From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger. 3. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained; (Psalms 8:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.**
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> 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. <sup>ordained: Heb. founded</sup> 3. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; (Psalms 8:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. To the Overseer, 'On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.**
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> 2. From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger. 3. For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish. (Psalms 8:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H0113 - adon](/codex/h0113-adon/)
- [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.