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Psalm 8:6-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 8:6-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 Yet you have made him little less than a god,[a]
crowned him with glory and honor.
7 You have given him rule over the works of your hands,(A)
put all things at his feet:
8 All sheep and oxen,
even the beasts of the field,
9 The birds of the air, the fish of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
Footnotes
- 8:6 Little less than a god: Hebrew ‘elohim, the ordinary word for “God” or “the gods” or members of the heavenly court. The Greek version translated ‘elohim by “angel, messenger”; several ancient and modern versions so translate. The meaning seems to be that God created human beings almost at the level of the beings in the heavenly world. Hb 2:9, translating “for a little while,” finds the eminent fulfillment of this verse in Jesus Christ, who was humbled before being glorified, cf. also 1 Cor 15:27 where St. Paul applies to Christ the closing words of Ps 8:7.
Psalm 8:6-9
New International Version
Psalm 8:6-9
New International Version
6 You made them rulers(A) over the works of your hands;(B)
you put everything under their[a] feet:(C)
7 all flocks and herds,(D)
and the animals of the wild,(E)
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,(F)
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!(G)
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
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