Psalms
Psalm 8:1
1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.a A Psalm of David.
O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
You have set Your glory
above the heavens.
Footnotes
- a 8:1 Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 81 and 84.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| According to | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Gittith | הַגִּתִּ֗ית | hag·git·tîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1665 Gittite harp |
| A Psalm | מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz·mō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4210 melody |
| of David | לְדָוִֽד׃ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our Lord | אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ | ’ă·ḏō·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H113 lord |
| how | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| majestic | אַדִּ֣יר | ’ad·dîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H117 majestic |
| is Your name | שִׁ֭מְךָ | šim·k̲ā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| You | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| have set | תְּנָ֥ה | tə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Your glory | ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ | hō·wḏ·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1935 splendour, majesty, vigour |
| above | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the heavens | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 8:9 · Psalm 113:2–4 · Psalm 57:5 · Psalm 148:13 · Exodus 15:11 · Psalm 57:10–11 · Exodus 34:5–7 · Habakkuk 3:3 · Psalm 145:1 · Hebrews 7:26 · Psalm 72:17–19 · Isaiah 26:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.