Psalms 8:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 111:2 : 2 The LORD’s deeds are great, eagerly awaited by all who desire them.
  • Ps 148:3 : 3 Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!
  • Ps 104:19 : 19 He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.
  • Rom 1:20 : 20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes– his eternal power and divine nature– have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.
  • Gen 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Creation of the World In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  • Exod 31:18 : 18 He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.
  • Job 25:3 : 3 Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?
  • Job 25:5 : 5 If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,
  • Job 36:24 : 24 Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.
  • Ps 19:1 : 1 For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the LORD’s decree the heavens were made; and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.
  • Ps 89:11 : 11 The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.
  • Deut 4:19 : 19 When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars– the whole heavenly creation– you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the LORD your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.
  • Job 22:12 : 12 “Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!
  • Gen 1:16-18 : 16 God made two great lights– the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. 17 God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
  • Exod 8:19 : 19 The magicians said to Pharaoh,“It is the finger of God!” But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.
  • Luke 11:20 : 20 But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.
  • Ps 136:7-9 : 7 to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures, 8 the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures, 9 the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 8:4-6
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    4Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them?

    5You made them a little less than the heavenly beings. You crowned mankind with honor and majesty.

    6you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority,

  • Ps 8:1-2
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    78%

    1For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

    2From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.

  • Ps 19:1
    78%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.

  • Ps 102:25
    76%

    25In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.

  • Heb 1:10
    76%

    10And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.

  • Ps 148:3
    74%

    3Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!

  • Ps 92:4-5
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    4For you, O LORD, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.

    5How great are your works, O LORD! Your plans are very intricate!

  • Gen 1:16-17
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    16God made two great lights– the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.

    17God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,

  • Ps 89:11
    73%

    11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

  • Job 9:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;

    9he makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky;

  • Ps 33:6
    73%

    6By the LORD’s decree the heavens were made; and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.

  • Job 22:12
    72%

    12“Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

  • Ps 8:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

    9O LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth!

  • Jer 10:12
    72%

    12The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.

  • Ps 77:12
    72%

    12I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!”

  • Heb 2:7
    72%

    7You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor.

  • Ps 139:14-17
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    72%

    14I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;

    15my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

    16Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.

    17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

  • Isa 40:26
    72%

    26Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.

  • Ps 143:5
    72%

    5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.

  • Ps 147:4
    72%

    4He counts the number of the stars; he names all of them.

  • Prov 8:26-28
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    72%

    26before he made the earth and its fields, or the top soil of the world.

    27When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,

    28when he established the clouds above, when he secured the fountains of the deep,

  • Job 10:8
    72%

    8Contradictions in God’s Dealings“Your hands have shaped me and made me, but now you destroy me completely.

  • Ps 119:73
    71%

    73י(Yod) Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

  • Job 38:7
    71%

    7when the morning stars sang in chorus, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

  • Jer 51:15
    71%

    15He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.

  • Ps 104:2
    71%

    2He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

  • Isa 45:12
    71%

    12I made the earth; I created the people who live on it. It was me– my hands stretched out the sky. I give orders to all the heavenly lights.

  • Ps 148:5
    71%

    5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he gave the command and they came into existence.

  • Job 35:5
    71%

    5Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you!

  • Job 38:33
    71%

    33Do you know the laws of the heavens, or can you set up their rule over the earth?

  • Job 31:26
    71%

    26if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

  • Ps 136:9
    71%

    9the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,

  • Ps 144:3
    70%

    3O LORD, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

  • Job 36:24
    70%

    24Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.

  • Ps 104:24
    70%

    24How many living things you have made, O LORD! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.

  • Ps 65:8
    70%

    8Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.

  • Job 38:4
    70%

    4God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

  • Ps 136:5
    70%

    5to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures,