Psalms 8:9
the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, the creatures passing through the paths of the sea.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
In Context
8sheep and all + 8:8 Gr. cows.oxen, yea, and the cattle of the field;
10O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:26There is not any such as the God of the beloved; he who rides upon the heaven is thy helper, and the magnificent One of the firmament.
Psalms 8:1For the end, concerning the wine-presses, a Psalm of David.
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 →