⁶ You made them rulers^(A) over the works of your hands;^(B)
    you put everything under their^[a] feet:^(C)
7 all flocks and herds,^(D)
    and the animals of the wild,^(E)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,^(F)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

⁹ Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!^(G)

⁷ “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,^(A)
    or the birds in the sky,^(B) and they will tell you;^(C)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
    or let the fish in the sea inform you.
⁹ Which of all these does not know^(D)
    that the hand of the Lord has done this?^(E)
10 In his hand is the life^(F) of every creature
    and the breath of all mankind.^(G)

²³ Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,^(A)
    give careful attention to your herds;