Psalm 8:6-8
New English Translation
6 you appoint them to rule over your creation;[a]
you have placed[b] everything under their authority,[c]
7 including all the sheep and cattle,
as well as the wild animals,[d]
8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea,
and everything that moves through the currents[e] of the seas.
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:6 tn Heb “you cause [i.e., “permit, allow”] him to rule over the works of your hands.”
- Psalm 8:6 tn The perfect verbal form probably has a present perfect nuance here. It refers to the continuing effects of God’s original mandate (see Gen 1:26-30).
- Psalm 8:6 tn Heb “under his feet.”sn Placed everything under their authority. This verse affirms that mankind rules over God’s creation as his vice-regent. See Gen 1:26-30.
- Psalm 8:7 tn Heb “and also the beasts of the field.”
- Psalm 8:8 tn Heb “paths.”
Psalm 8:6-8
New King James Version
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,
8 The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.
Psalm 8:6-8
English Standard Version
6 You have given him (A)dominion over the works of your hands;
(B)you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
Psalm 8:6-8
King James Version
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 the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
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