Psalms 8:3
1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 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.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
- KJV
- When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
- WEB
- When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained,
- ASV
- When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
- DARBY
- When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established;
- BLB
- When I see Your heavens, the works of Your fingers, the moon and the stars that You have established—
- ÅB
- Når jeg ser din himmel, dine fingrers gjerning,
månen og stjernene, som du har gjort, - OTB
- Når jeg betrakter din himmel, dine henders verk,
Månen og stjernene, som du har satt der, - B1930
- Når jeg ser din himmel, dine fingrers gjerning, månen og stjernene, som du har gjort,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Read in contextPsalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Read in contextPsalms 89:11
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Read in contextPsalms 111:2
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Read in contextRomans 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Read in contextExodus 8:19
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Read in contextLuke 11:20
But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
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