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you put everything under their feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all <i>things</i> under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all <i>things</i> under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have him rule over the works of Your hands; You have put everything under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou dost make him to rule over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You made him lord over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You let us rule everything your hands have made. And you put all of it under our power--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You have made him rule what your hands created. You have put everything under his control:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You appointed them rulers over everything you made; you placed them over all creation: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You gave him dominion over the work of your hands, you put all things under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and you made him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You cause him to rule "" Over the works of Your hands, "" You have placed all under his feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt give him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou didst put all under his feet:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />and hast set him over the works of thy hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 8:7>and you have set him over the works of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You have given him rule over the works of your hands, put all things at his feet: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have authorized him over the work of your hand and you have set all under his feet,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under His feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: thou hast put all things under his feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/8-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=638" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/8.htm">How Majestic is Your Name!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4910.htm" title="4910: tam·šî·lê·hū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 3ms) -- To rule, have dominion, reign. A primitive root; to rule.">You made him ruler</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: bə·ma·‘ă·śê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">of the works</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of Your hands;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: šat·tāh (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">You have placed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ṯa·ḥaṯ- (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">under</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">his feet:</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6-8</a></span><br />But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor / and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-27.htm">1 Corinthians 15:27</a></span><br />For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-28</a></span><br />Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” / So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. / God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22</a></span><br />And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-10</a></span><br />Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-22.htm">1 Peter 3:22</a></span><br />who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a></span><br />In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Revelation 5:12-13</a></span><br />In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” / And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17-18</a></span><br />What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him, / that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2</a></span><br />The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-16.htm">Psalm 115:16</a></span><br />The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3-4</a></span><br />O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him? / Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet:</p><p class="hdg">madest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26,28</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2</a></b></br> 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 <i>upon</i> the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></b></br> And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.</p><p class="hdg">put</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">1 Corinthians 15:24-27</a></b></br> Then <i>cometh</i> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22</a></b></br> And hath put all <i>things</i> under his feet, and gave him <i>to be</i> the head over all <i>things</i> to the church,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/7-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/38-33.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/psalms/4-8.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/job/40-4.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/40-19.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/18-47.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/psalms/22-28.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/psalms/9-1.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/8-1.htm">God's glory is magnified by his works, and by his love to man</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You made him ruler of the works of Your hands;</b><br>This phrase highlights the dominion given to humanity over creation, reflecting <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-28</a>, where God grants humans authority over the earth and its creatures. This dominion is a stewardship responsibility, emphasizing humanity's role in caring for God's creation. The phrase also points to the order and intentionality in creation, as God entrusts His works to human governance. In a broader theological context, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate ruler and steward of all creation, as affirmed in <a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6-8</a>, where this Psalm is quoted to describe Jesus' authority over all things.<p><b>You have placed everything under his feet:</b><br>This imagery of placing everything under one's feet signifies complete authority and subjugation, a common motif in ancient Near Eastern cultures to denote victory and control. Biblically, it echoes the promise of victory over enemies, as seen in <a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">Joshua 10:24</a>, where defeated kings are placed under the feet of the Israelites. In the New Testament, this phrase is applied to Christ in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-27.htm">1 Corinthians 15:27</a> and <a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22</a>, where it signifies His ultimate authority over all powers and principalities. This prophetic fulfillment in Christ underscores His role as the sovereign King, who has triumphed over sin and death, and now reigns supreme over all creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/8.htm">Psalm 8</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who reflects on the majesty of God and the place of humanity within creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator who has given humanity dominion over His creation, as expressed in this Psalm.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/humanity.htm">Humanity</a></b><br>The subject of God's bestowed honor and responsibility, given dominion over the works of God's hands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The works of God's hands, which include the heavens, the earth, and all living creatures, over which humanity is given authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Jesus is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of this dominion, as He is the one who has all things under His feet.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility_and_stewardship.htm">Human Responsibility and Stewardship</a></b><br>God has entrusted humanity with the care and management of His creation. This calls for responsible stewardship and care for the environment and all living creatures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dignity_of_humanity.htm">The Dignity of Humanity</a></b><br>Despite our smallness in the vast universe, God has given us a place of honor and responsibility. This should inspire humility and gratitude.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_ultimate_authority.htm">Christ's Ultimate Authority</a></b><br>While humanity has a role in dominion, Jesus Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of this authority. Believers are called to submit to His lordship and participate in His redemptive work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_glory.htm">Reflecting God's Glory</a></b><br>As rulers over creation, humans are to reflect God's glory and character in how they exercise authority and care for the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_god's_purpose.htm">Living in Light of God's Purpose</a></b><br>Understanding our role in God's creation should influence how we live daily, making choices that align with His purposes and plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_nature_and_animals_often_prevail.htm">If humans truly held dominion over creation (Psalm 8:6–8), why have animals and nature often prevailed over humans historically, such as through natural disasters or pandemics? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_cultural_mandate.htm">What is the Creation or Cultural Mandate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_view_on_peta_principles.htm">What is the Bible's stance on PETA's principles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_psalm's_view_of_humanity_accurate.htm">Is the psalm’s portrayal of humanity’s exalted status historically reliable, given challenges from archaeology and evolutionary biology regarding our origins and development? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The poet continues, in a rapturous strain, to complete the cycle of animated nature, and to describe man's kingship over all other created beings. For St. Paul's expansion of the thought, and elevation of it into yet a higher sphere, see <a href="/1_corinthians/15-27.htm" title="For he has put all things under his feet. But when he said all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.">1Corinthians 15:27</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands.</span> An evident reference to <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>, "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." By these words man's right of dominion was established. His actual dominion only came, and still comes, by degrees. Thou hast put all things under his feet (comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-25.htm">1 Corinthians 15:25-28</a>; <a href="/hebrews/2-8.htm">Hebrews 2:8</a>). In their fulness, the words are only true of the God-Man, Jesus Christ (<a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/8-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You made him ruler</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tam·šî·lê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4910.htm">Strong's 4910: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rule, have dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the works</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ma·‘ă·śê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your hands;</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have placed</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֣תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(šat·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֝ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under</span><br /><span class="heb">תַֽחַת־</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·ḥaṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his feet:</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/8-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 8:6 You make him ruler over the works (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/8-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 8:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 8:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/8-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 8:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 8:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>