Psalm 8:2 KJV

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.King James Version

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The same verse in modern English

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.Psalm 8:2, World English Bible (WEB)

Psalm 8:2 in the WEB, with its own quiet pause

Older words in this verse

thee, thou: you (one person)
thy, thine: your, yours

From Psalm 8

Under a night sky of moon and stars, feel how small you are. Then let the wonder land: the Maker of all that keeps you in mind.

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Scripture: King James Version (1769 text), from eBible.org and the CrossWire Bible Society; public domain outside the United Kingdom, and in the United Kingdom under Crown patent, administered by Cambridge University Press. About the KJV here.