Psalms 8:5-8
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;Select Psalms 8:3
4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?Select Psalms 8:4
5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.Select Psalms 8:5
6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:Select Psalms 8:6
7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;Select Psalms 8:7
8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.Select Psalms 8:8
9O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!Select Psalms 8:9
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WEB
8:5 For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.
8:6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
8:7 All sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field,
8:8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
ASV
8:5 For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.
8:6 Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:
8:7 All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field,
8:8 The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
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