Psalms 8:6

4 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

5 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

7 all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,

8 the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
KJV
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
WEB
You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
ASV
Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:
DARBY
Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:
BLB
You made him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
ÅB
Du satte ham til å herske over dine henders gjerninger,
alt la du under hans føtter,
OTB
Du har gitt dem herredømme over dine henders verk;
Du har lagt alt under deres føtter,
B1930
Du gjorde ham til hersker over dine henders gjerninger, alt la du under hans føtter,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 1:28

    God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

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  • Genesis 1:26

    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

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  • Matthew 28:18

    Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

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  • Hebrews 2:8

    and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

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  • Ephesians 1:22

    And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

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  • Genesis 9:2

    The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.

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  • Psalms 110:1

    The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

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  • 1 Peter 3:22

    who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

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