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1. To the director: With the gittith. A song of David. Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful in all the earth! It brings you praise everywhere in heaven.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Gittith H1665 , A Psalm H4210 of David H1732 . O LORD H3068 our Lord H113 , how H4100 excellent H117 is thy name H8034 in all H3605 the earth H776 ! who H834 hast set H5414 thy glory H1935 above H5921 the heavens H8064 .
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2. From the mouths of children and babies come songs of praise to you. They sing of your power to silence your enemies who were seeking revenge.
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2. Out of the mouth H4480 H6310 of babes H5768 and sucklings H3243 hast thou ordained H3245 strength H5797 because of H4616 thine enemies H6887 , that thou mightest still H7673 the enemy H341 and the avenger H5358 .
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3. I look at the heavens you made with your hands. I see the moon and the stars you created.
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3. When H3588 I consider H7200 thy heavens H8064 , the work H4639 of thy fingers H676 , the moon H3394 and the stars H3556 , which H834 thou hast ordained H3559 ;
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4. And I wonder, "Why are people so important to you? Why do you even think about them? Why do you care so much about humans? Why do you even notice them?"
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4. What H4100 is man H582 , that H3588 thou art mindful H2142 of him? and the son H1121 of man H120 , that H3588 thou visitest H6485 him?
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5. Yet, you made people almost like gods and crowned them with glory and honor.
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5. For thou hast made him a little lower H2637 H4592 than the angels H4480 H430 , and hast crowned H5849 him with glory H3519 and honor H1926 .
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6. You put them in charge of everything you made. You put everything under their control.
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6. Thou madest him to have dominion H4910 over the works H4639 of thy hands H3027 ; thou hast put H7896 all H3605 things under H8478 his feet H7272 :
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7. People rule over the sheep and cattle and all the wild animals.
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7. All H3605 sheep H6792 and oxen H504 , yea H1571 , and the beasts H929 of the field H7704 ;
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8. They rule over the birds in the sky and the fish that swim in the sea.
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8. The fowl H6833 of the air H8064 , and the fish H1709 of the sea H3220 , and whatsoever passeth through H5674 the paths H734 of the seas H3220 .
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9. Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful name in all the earth!
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9. O LORD H3068 our Lord H113 , how H4100 excellent H117 is thy name H8034 in all H3605 the earth H776 !
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