Psalms 8:6

Shouldst give him dominion over the works of thy hands,—All things, shouldst have put under his feet:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

5That thou shouldst make him little less than messengers of God, with glory and honour, shouldst crown him?

7Sheep and oxen, all of them,—yea even 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 bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land.

Psalms 110:1The declaration of Yahweh to my Lord—Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

1 Corinthians 15:24Afterwards, the end—whensoever he delivereth up the kingdom unto his God and Father, whensoever he shall bring to nought all rule and all authority and power;

Hebrews 1:2At the end of these days, He hath spoken unto us in his Son,—whom he hath appointed heir of all things, through whom also he hath made the ages;

1 Peter 3:22Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, messengers and authorities and powers, having been made subject unto 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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