Psalms 8:6

Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.

7Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field;

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Cross References

Genesis 1:28And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth.

Psalms 110:1{Psalm of David.} Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet.

1 Corinthians 15:24Then the end, when he gives up the kingdom to him [who is] God and Father; when he shall have annulled all rule and all authority and power.

Hebrews 1:2at the end of these days has spoken to us in [the person of the] Son, whom he has established heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

1 Peter 3:22who is at [the] right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 8:4-9

Condescension of God. 3 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. 6 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… Read the whole commentary →

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