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Berean Standard Bible

“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.”

Psalms 8:1

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Psalms 8 is a hymn of David and the first psalm in the book that is pure praise from beginning to end. It opens and closes with the same line of wonder, framing a meditation on God's glory in creation and the surprising place of human beings within it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!

King James Version (KJV)

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

American Standard Version (ASV)

O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

<To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

OH Jehová, Señor nuestro, ¡cuán grande es tu nombre en toda la tierra, que has puesto tu gloria sobre los cielos!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Oh Señor, soberano nuestro, ¡qué imponente es tu nombre en toda la tierra! ¡Has puesto tu gloria sobre los cielos!

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