You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
Parallel translations
- WEB You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
- KJV Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
- NKJV You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
- NASB You have him rule over the works of Your hands; You have put everything under his feet,
- NLT You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority—
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Quick answer
God gave man dominion over the works of His hands, putting all things under his feet. Humanity is appointed steward over creation.
Overview
This echoes the creation mandate of Genesis 1:28, where mankind is given rule over the earth. Though sin has marred this dominion, Hebrews 2:8-9 and 1 Corinthians 15:27 declare that all things are finally subjected under the feet of the risen Christ, the last Adam. The verse points from humanity's stewardship to Christ's universal lordship.
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- Gen 1:28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
- Gen 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
- Heb 2:8and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
- Matt 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Eph 1:22And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
- Gen 9:2The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.
- Ps 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- 1 Pet 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- 1 Cor 15:24–27Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
- Heb 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
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