A hymn of praise.
Infants and stars
and all creation sing praise.
Marvel in God’s glory and join this song.
Lord our God,
the whole world tells
the greatness of your name.
Your glory reaches
beyond the stars.
Even the babble of infants
declares your strength,
your power to halt
the enemy and avenger.
I see your handiwork
in the heavens:
the moon and the stars
you set in place.
What is humankind
that you remember them,
the human race
that you care for them?
You treat them like gods,
dressing them in glory and splendor.
You give them charge of the earth,
laying all at their feet:
cattle and sheep,
wild beasts,
birds of the sky,
fish of the sea,
every swimming creature.
Lord our God,
the whole world tells
the greatness of your name.
International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. The Psalter (Liturgy Training Publications, 1994) p. psalm 8.