תהלים ח׳ | Psalms 8, a mizmor of David (translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer)
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open_content_license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Date: 2021-07-26
Last Updated: 2025-03-27
Categories: Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41), Rosh haShanah la-Behemah
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Psalms 8, מזמור Mizmor, על הגתית Al HaGitit
Excerpt: The 8th psalm of the book of Psalms in Masoretic Hebrew accompanied by an English translation. . . .
Content:
Note: “The CAUSE” is used to translate the Divine Name YHVH, based on the philosophical idea of God as the Prime Mover and on the interpretation of the Name as a causative form of the copula – “causes to be.”
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לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֗ית
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
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For the conductor, gittitando;
a hymn of David.
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יְהֹוָ֤ה אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מָֽה־אַדִּ֣יר שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכׇל־הָאָ֑רֶץ
אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּנָ֥ה ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ עַל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
מִפִּ֤י עוֹלְלִ֨ים ׀ וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ יִסַּ֢דְתָּ֫ עֹ֥ז לְמַ֥עַן צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ
לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃
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O CAUSE our Master, how mighty is Your name in all the earth;
that You give Your splendor over heaven.
From the mouths of infants and sucklings You establish strength;
regarding Your foes to stop enemy and avenger.
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כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֣ה שָׁ֭מֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ
יָרֵ֥חַ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃
מָה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ
וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃
וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְּ֭עַט מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים
וְכָב֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃
תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣י יָדֶ֑יךָ
כֹּ֗֝ל שַׁ֣תָּה תַֽחַת־רַגְלָֽיו׃
צֹנֶ֣ה וַאֲלָפִ֣ים כֻּלָּ֑ם
וְ֝גַ֗ם בַּהֲמ֥וֹת שָׂדָֽי׃
צִפּ֣וֹר שָׁ֭מַיִם וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם
עֹ֝בֵ֗ר אׇרְח֥וֹת יַמִּֽים׃
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When I see Your heaven, the work of Your fingers;
the moon and stars You placed —
What is a human that you remember them;
a dust-born one that You account for them?
And You lessen them only slightly from the divine;
And wrap them in honor and beauty.
You have set them to govern over Your handiwork;
All is laid at their feet:
Flock and herd entire;
And the beasts of the field.
Birds of the sky and fish of the sea;
crossers of the day paths.
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יְהֹוָ֥ה אֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ
מָה־אַדִּ֥יר שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ בְּכׇל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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O CAUSE our Master;
how mighty is Your name in all the earth!
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Contributor: the Masoretic Text
Co-authors:
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Name: the Masoretic Text
Bio: The Masoretic Text is the authoritative Hebrew and Aramaic text of the Tanakh for Karaite and Rabbinic Judaism. It was primarily copied, edited and distributed by a group of Jews known as the Masoretes between the 7th and 10th centuries CE. The Masoretic Text defines the Jewish canon and its precise letter-text, with its vocalization and accentuation known as the Masorah.
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Name: David ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
Bio: David ben Yishai was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, reigning ca. 1010–970 BCE. While almost half of the Psalms are headed "l'David" and tradition identifies several with specific events in David’s life (e.g., Psalms № 3, 7, 18, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63 and 142), most scholars consider these headings to be late additions and that no psalm can be attributed to David with certainty. 1 Samuel 16:15-18 describes David as a skillful harp (lyre) player and "the sweet psalmist of Israel."
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/david-ben-yishai
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Name: Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)
Bio: From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also authors his own original works and transcribes Hebrew and Aramaic text, adding niqqud and t'amim as needed.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.
Website: https://igmjewishcreativeworks.com
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/isaac-gantwerk-mayer-translation
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