This is from the New Jerusalem Bible. The bolded hyperlink will take you to additional translations.
Information about the meaning the original Hebrew of what seem to be key words is provided in blue.
Excerpts collected in yellow at the end of this post tell us something about God’s nature or our relationship to Him.
Excerpts collected in green at the end of this post tell us about something God wants us to do.
1 [For the choirmaster On the . . . of Gath Psalm Of David]
Yahweh our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the world!
Whoever keeps singing of your majesty higher than the heavens,2 even through the mouths of children, or of babes in arms, you make him a fortress, firm against your foes, to subdue the enemy and the rebel.
3 I look up at your heavens, shaped by your fingers, at the moon and the stars you set firm-4 what are human beings that you spare a thought for them, or the child of Adam that you care for him?
5 Yet you have made him little less than a god, you have crowned him with glory and beauty,6 made him lord of the works of your hands, put all things under his feet,7 sheep and cattle, all of them, and even the wild beasts,8 birds in the sky, fish in the sea, when he makes his way across the ocean.
9 Yahweh our Lord, how majestic your name throughout the world!
majestic = אַדִּיר = 'adîr
Great; excellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy; powerful, illustrious; noble
name = שֵׁם= šēm
reputation, fame, glory; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality, by implication honor, authority, character; renown, report; good name, good reputation
majesty = הוֹד = hôḏ
splendour, vigour; grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance):—beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour; freshness, beauty;
look up at = רָאָה= rā'â
to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider; learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out; consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish; gaze at;enjoy, have experience, take heed; indeed; spy, stare; enjoy the light; be pleased with the sight; provide or care for, go to see
What this scripture tells us about God/His ways:
how majestic is your name
throughout the world!
your majesty higher than the heavens,
you make him a fortress, firm against your foes, to subdue the enemy and the rebel
your heavens, shaped by your fingers
the moon and the stars you set firm-
you have made him little less than a god, you have crowned him with glory and beauty
made him lord of the works of your hands
put all things under his feet
how majestic your name
throughout the world!
What this scripture tells us to do:
keep[] singing of your majesty
look up at your heavens
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at Wisdom Principles: Rely on God, not Material Power or Wealth and Wisdom Principles—God is Supreme Over All Human Power/Plans
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