‏ Psalms 8:9

9O Lord, our Lord, ▼
▼tn The plural form of the title emphasizes the Lord’s absolute sovereignty.

how magnificent ▼
▼tn Or “awesome, majestic.”
is your reputation ▼
▼tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.
throughout the earth! ▼
▼sn Using the poetic device of inclusio, the psalmist ends the psalm the way he began it. The concluding refrain is identical to v. 1.

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