Tehillim 8 ~ Psalm 8

For the leader. On the gittit. A psalm of David:

Adonai! Our Lord! How glorious
is your name throughout the earth!
The fame of your majesty
spreads even above the heavens!

From the mouths of babies and infants at the breast
you established strength because of your foes,
in order that you might silence
the enemy and the avenger.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and stars that you set in place —
what are mere mortals, that you concern yourself with them;
humans, that you watch over them with such care?

You made him but little lower than the angels,
you crowned him with glory and honor,
you had him rule what your hands made,
you put everything under his feet —
sheep and oxen, all of them,
also the animals in the wilds,
the birds in the air, the fish in the sea,
whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

Adonai! Our Lord! How glorious
is your name throughout the earth!

Complete Jewish Bible

Devotional

This psalm begins and ends with the same exclamation, which expresses wonder at the majesty of God.

What are mere mortals? What are humans? In comparison to the glorious works of God in heaven and on earth, the question is answered, “mere mortals” who are part of God’s design of all things and “humans” have dignity and a measure of dominion over creation.

“You put everything under your feet”. This phrase signifies comprehensive victory and is applied to Yeshua.