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Psalms 8:6

What does Psalms 8:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 8:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Psalms 8:6 means

Following the declaration of man's glorious status, this verse details the specific privilege God has bestowed upon humanity: dominion over His created works. God has entrusted mankind with authority and stewardship, placing "all things under his feet." This signifies a position of governance and responsibility over the natural world. This dominion is not absolute ownership but a delegated authority, implying accountability to the Creator. It highlights humanity's unique role as vice-regents over God's creation, entrusted with its care and management.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:

Context

This verse naturally extends the theme of human dignity from the previous verse, detailing *how* God crowns humanity with glory and honor—by granting dominion. It shifts from man's inherent worth to his delegated authority and responsibility within creation. This general statement about dominion then leads directly into the specific examples of that dominion in the subsequent verses, providing a clear enumeration of the scope of human stewardship.

v.5For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.

v.6This passage

v.7All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 1:2

    hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

  • Hebrews 2:8

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

  • 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 birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

  • Genesis 9:2

    And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.

  • 1 Peter 3:22

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

  • Matthew 28:18

    And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.

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