Psalms 8:6

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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.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

⁷ All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

⁸ The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through 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
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
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Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
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Hebrews 2:8
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
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Ephesians 1:22
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
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Genesis 9:2
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
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Psalms 110:1
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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1 Peter 3:22
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
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