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Psalm 8:5-8
EasyEnglish Bible
Psalm 8:5-8
EasyEnglish Bible
5 You have made their place a little below God himself.[a]
You have given them honour, like kings.
6 You have chosen them to rule everything that you have made.
You have put everything under their authority.
7-8 Yes! Humans rule them all:
Farm animals and wild animals,
birds, fish and all the things that swim in the sea.
Footnotes
- 8:5 ‘below God himself’ or ‘below the angels’.
Psalm 8:5-7
King James Version
Psalm 8:5-7
King James Version
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;
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Psalm 8:5-7
New International Version
Psalm 8:5-7
New International Version
Psalm 8:5-7
New King James Version
Psalm 8:5-7
New King James Version
5 For You have made him a little lower than [a]the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 (A)You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
(B)You have put all things under his feet,
7 All sheep and oxen—
Even the beasts of the field,
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:5 Heb. Elohim, God; LXX, Syr., Tg., Jewish tradition angels
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