Psalms 8:7
Sheep and oxen, all of them, And also beasts of the field,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
In Context
6Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.
8Bird of the heavens, and fish of the sea, Passing through the paths of the seas!
Cross References
Genesis 1:28And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'
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 →