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Psalm 8:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 8:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 O Lord, our Lord,
how glorious is your name[a] in all the earth!
You have exalted your majesty above the heavens.
3 Out of the mouths of newborn babes and infants[b]
you have brought forth praise
as a bulwark against your foes,
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
4 When I look up at your heavens
that have been formed by your fingers,
the moon and the stars
that you set in place,
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:2 Name: according to Semitic usage, this word designates the person with all its essential qualities. See also note on Ps 5:12.
- Psalm 8:3 Out of the mouths of newborn babes and infants: Jesus cites this passage with reference to the children who acclaim him on the day of his triumphal entry into Jerusalem (see Mt 21:16).
