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Psalm 8:2-4
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Psalm 8:2-4
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 by the mouth of babes and infants,
thou hast founded a bulwark because of thy foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
the moon and the stars which thou hast established;
4 what is man that thou art mindful of him,
and the son of man that thou dost care for him?
Psalm 8:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 8:2-4
New International Version
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold(A) against your enemies,
to silence the foe(B) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(C)
the work of your fingers,(D)
the moon and the stars,(E)
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?[a](F)
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
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