Psalms 8:6

Thou madest him a little less than angels, 1 Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor; 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

5What is man, that thou art mindful of him? 1 Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 1

7And thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: 1 Thou hast put all things under his feet: 1

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Cross References

Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.

Psalms 110:1Alleluia. 1 I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart, 1 In the council of the upright, and in the congregation. 1

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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