Psalm 8:1 “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have…”

Psalm 8:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

To him that excelleth on Gittith. A Psalme of Dauid. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the worlde! which hast set thy glory aboue the heauens.

Darby Translation

Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!

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Cross references

“Gittah”

Psalm 81:1 Psalm 84:1

Psalm 81:1 · BSB

Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

Psalm 84:1 · BSB

How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

“our”

Psalm 8:9 Psalm 145:1 Isaiah 26:13 Revelation 19:6 Psalm 63:1 Philippians 3:8

Psalm 8:9 · BSB

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Psalm 145:1 · BSB

I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Isaiah 26:13 · BSB

O LORD our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess.

Revelation 19:6 · BSB

And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Psalm 63:1 · BSB

O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

Philippians 3:8 · BSB

More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

“how”

Psalm 113:2–4 Psalm 148:13 Exodus 15:11 Exodus 34:5–7 Psalm 72:17–19 Deuteronomy 28:58

Psalm 113:2–4 · BSB

Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.

Psalm 148:13 · BSB

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

Exodus 15:11 · BSB

Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

Exodus 34:5–7 · BSB

And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

Psalm 72:17–19 · BSB

May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

Deuteronomy 28:58 · BSB

If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—

“thy”

Habakkuk 3:3 Hebrews 7:26 Psalm 36:5 1 Kings 8:27 Psalm 68:4 Ephesians 4:10

Habakkuk 3:3 · BSB

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.

Hebrews 7:26 · BSB

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Psalm 36:5 · BSB

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

1 Kings 8:27 · BSB

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Psalm 68:4 · BSB

Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.

Ephesians 4:10 · BSB

He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Also

Psalm 57:5

Psalm 57:5 · BSB

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

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