Psalms 8:6

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:28 : 28 God blessed them and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”
  • Gen 1:26 : 26 Then God said,“Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 Then Jesus came up and said to them,“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
  • Eph 1:22 : 22 And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as head over all things.
  • Heb 2:8 : 8 You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,
  • 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
  • Gen 9:2 : 2 Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority.
  • Ps 110:1 : 1 A psalm of David. Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord:“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
  • 1 Cor 15:24-27 : 24 Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be eliminated is death. 27 For he has put everything in subjection under his feet. But when it says“everything” has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him.
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 2:5-8
    4 verses
    87%

    5Exposition of Psalm 8: Jesus and the Destiny of Humanity For he did not put the world to come, about which we are speaking, under the control of angels.

    6Instead someone testified somewhere:“What is man that you think of him or the son of man that you care for him?

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

    8You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,

  • Ps 8:1-5
    5 verses
    86%

    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.

    3When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

    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.

  • Ps 8:7-8
    2 verses
    83%

    7including all the sheep and cattle, as well as the wild animals,

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

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    27For he has put everything in subjection under his feet. But when it says“everything” has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him.

    28And when all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.

  • 22And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as head over all things.

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

  • 26Then God said,“Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”

  • 3He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet.

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

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    8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

  • 13But to which of the angels has he ever said,“Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?

  • 35until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

  • 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

  • 14You made people like fish in the sea, like animals in the sea that have no ruler.

  • 8but of the Son he says,“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.

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

  • 38Wherever human beings, wild animals, and birds of the sky live– he has given them into your power. He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.

  • 6He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people, giving them a land that belonged to other nations.

  • 43until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

  • 12You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

  • 6I thought,‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’

  • 28God blessed them and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”

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

  • 11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!”

  • 8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

  • Ps 21:5-6
    2 verses
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    5Your deliverance brings him great honor; you give him majestic splendor.

    6For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

  • 1A psalm of David. Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord:“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”

  • 17May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

  • 10You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”

  • 36You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.

  • 12O LORD, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

  • 33He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.

  • 44You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground.

  • 16The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.

  • 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.

  • 27And you put my feet in the stocks and you watch all my movements; you put marks on the soles of my feet.

  • 34He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.

  • 42You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.