Psalms 8 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims
Psalms 8
1Unto the end. For the oil and wine presses. A Psalm of David.
2O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is your name throughout all the earth! For your magnificence is elevated above the heavens.
3Out of the mouths of babes and infants, you have perfected praise, because of your enemies, so that you may destroy the enemy and the revenger.
4For I will behold your heavens, the works of your fingers: the moon and the stars, which you have founded.
5What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you visit him?
6You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,
7and you have set him over the works of your hands.
8You have subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and in addition: the beasts of the field,
9the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, which pass through the paths of the sea.
10O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!
Psalms 8
1Unto the end, for the presses: a psalm for David.
2O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.
3Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.
4For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.
5What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
6Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:
7And hast set him over the works of thy hands.
8Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen: moreover, the beasts also of the fields.
9The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, that pass through the paths of the sea.
10O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth!
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims in Psalms 8
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
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Key Comparison: Psalms 8:1
"Unto the end. For the oil and wine presses. A Psalm of David."
"Unto the end, for the presses: a psalm for David."
