Psalms 8 · Verse 6

Psalms 8:6

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Psalms 8:6, King James Version

Psalms 8:6 in other translations

BSBYou made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
WEBYou make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
ASVThou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:
YLTThou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.
DARBYThou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:
BBEYou have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;
WebsterThou hast made him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

What does Psalms 8:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 8:5-8

5-8. God has placed man next in dignity to angels, and but a little lower, and has crowned him with the empire of the world. glory and honour--are the attributes of royal dignity (Psa 21:5; 45:3). The position assigned man is that described (Ge 1:26-28) as belonging to Adam, in his original condition, the terms employed in detailing the subjects of man's dominion corresponding with those there used. In a modified…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Thou madest him to have dominion - Jesus Christ, who, being in the form of God, and equal with God, for a time emptied himself, and made himself of no reputation; was afterwards highly exalted, and had a name above every name. See the notes referred to above, and those on Phi 2:6-9 (note). Thou hast put all things under his feet - Though the whole of the brute creation was made subject to Adam in his state of innocence; yet it could never be literally said of him, that God had put all things under his feet, or that he had dominion over the work of God's hands; but all this is most literally true of our Lord Jesus; and to him the apostle, Heb 2:6, etc., applies all these passages.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 8:3-9

We are to consider the heavens, that man thus may be directed to set his affections on things above. What is man, so mean a creature, that he should be thus honoured! so sinful a creature, that he should be thus favoured! Man has sovereign dominion over the inferior creatures, under God, and is appointed their lord. This refers to Christ. In He 2:6-8, the apostle, to prove the sovereign dominion of Christ, shows he…

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Psalms 8:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּTam.shi.le.huyou make rule himH4910
בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.Seiover [the] works ofH4639
יָדֶ֑יךָya.Dei.khahands yourH3027
כֹּ֝לkoleverythingH3605
שַׁ֣תָּהSha.tahyou have putH7896
תַֽחַת\־ta.chat-underH8478
רַגְלָֽיו\׃rag.Lavfeet hisH7272

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 8:6

  • Genesis 1:28

    And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

  • Genesis 1:26

    And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

  • Matthew 28:18

    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  • Hebrews 2:8

    Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

  • Ephesians 1:22

    And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

  • Genesis 9:2

    And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

  • Psalms 110:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

  • 1 Peter 3:22

    Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:24-27

    Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

  • Hebrews 1:2

    Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
madest.
Ge 1:26,28; 9:2; Mt 28:18; Heb 1:2
put.
110:1; 1Co 15:24-27; Eph 1:22; Heb 2:8; 1Pe 3:22

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Context

  • Psalms 8:5

    For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

  • Psalms 8:6

    Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

  • Psalms 8:7

    All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

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Psalms 8:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hicístelo enseñorear de las obras de tus manos; todo lo pusiste debajo de sus pies:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu l’as fait de peu inférieur aux anges, et tu l’as couronné de gloire et d’honneur;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du hast ihn zum Herrscher gemacht über die Werke deiner Hände; alles hast du unter seine Füße gestellt:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Minuisti eum paulominus ab angelis; gloria et honore coronasti eum;