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Psalm 8:6
You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
4what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
5For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.
6You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
8the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
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The “works of your hands” give human rule a humbling frame: everything placed under human feet began as something God made.
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Psalm 110:1A Psalm by David. The LORD says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”Both psalms picture God placing something beneath feet: creation under humanity in Psalm 8, enemies beneath the addressed lord in Psalm 110.
Psalm 115:16The heavens are the LORD’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.Both passages describe humanity's place on earth as something God gives.
Genesis 1:28God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, …Both passages describe God granting human beings dominion over the creatures he made.
1 Corinthians 15:27For, “He put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when he says, “All things are put in subjection”, it is evident that he is excepted who subjected …Paul quotes the language of all things under his feet and makes clear that God, who subjects them, remains above that rule.
Genesis 1:26God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the …Both passages trace human rule over living creatures to God's own decision.
Matthew 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.Both passages speak of authority being given, with Psalm 8 describing humanity's rule and Matthew recording Jesus' authority in heaven and earth.
Hebrews 2:8You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that he subjected all things to him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we don’t …Hebrews repeats Psalm 8's language of subjection under his feet while acknowledging that this complete subjection is not yet visible.
Ephesians 1:22He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,Both passages use the language of all things placed under his feet to describe authority granted by God.
Psalm 92:4For you, LORD, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.The works of God's hands are the shared thread: humanity rules over them in Psalm 8, and they bring gladness in Psalm 92.
Genesis 9:2The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the …Both passages describe creatures placed under human power, though Genesis also names their fear and dread of humanity.
Daniel 7:14Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which …Both passages describe dominion being granted; Daniel also states that the dominion he describes will never pass away.
1 Peter 3:22who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.Both passages describe subjection under a ruler, with Peter naming angels, authorities, and powers among those made subject.
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Your place within creation carries dignity and responsibility. God grants humanity rule over what he has made, and that authority remains a gift from its Maker.
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