Protestantism
English
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
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.
To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David. Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.
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.
O Jehovah, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth, who has set thy glory upon the heavens!
1 God’s glory is magnified by his works, and by his love to man.
¶ To the chiefs Musicion upon Gittith, a Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.
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!
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.1 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.
- Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 81 and 84.
<<To the Overcomer upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.>> O LORD our Lord, how great [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy praise above the heavens.
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Yahweh’s Glory in Creation
For the music director, on the Gittith.1 A psalm of David.2 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who put your splendor above the heavens.
- Meaning uncertain
- The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
To the chief musician, on the harp. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth; You have set Your glory above the heavens!
To the Chief Musician, on the harp. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens!
For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. Jehovah, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
For the leader of the music; to be accompanied with the gittith. A psalm of David.
O Jehovah, our Lord! How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Thou hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Psalm 8
For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.
Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name! Your praise reaches as high as the heavens,
Psalm 8
For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.
Lord our God! How glorious in all the earth is your name! Your praise reaches as high as the heavens,
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O Yhwh our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
O יהוה our Sovereign, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
To the Chief Musician. On "the Gittith." A Melody of David.
O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth, Who hast set thy splendour upon the heavens.
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.
Catholicism
English
God is wonderful in his works; especially in mankind, singularly exalted by the incarnation of Christ.
Unto the end. For the oil and wine presses. A Psalm of David.12
- 8:1The word ‘torcularibus’ refers to oil and wine presses. This psalm is a prayer praising God’s magnificence as displayed in the abundance that comes to us from nature.(Conte)
- 8:1The presses: In Hebrew, Gittith, supposed to be a musical instrument.(Challoner)