Psalms 8:6

6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their[a] feet:

Psalms 8:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
ESV
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet,
NLT
6 You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority—
MSG
6 You put us in charge of your handcrafted world, repeated to us your Genesis-charge,
CSB
6 You made him lord over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet:

Psalms 8:6 In-Context

4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angelsand crowned them with glory and honor.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet:
7 all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild,
8 the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Genesis 1:28
  • 2. S Job 10:3; Psalms 19:1; Psalms 102:25; Psalms 145:10; Isaiah 26:12; Isaiah 29:23; Isaiah 45:11; Hebrews 1:10
  • 3. Hebrews 2:6-8*
  • 4. S 1 Kings 5:3; 1 Corinthians 15:25,27*; Ephesians 1:22

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "made him ruler . . . ;" / ". . . his"
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