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.

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  • Psalms 33:6

    By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

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  • Psalms 104:19

    He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

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  • Psalms 89:11

    The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

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  • Psalms 111:2

    The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

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  • Romans 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:

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  • Exodus 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.

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  • Luke 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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