Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Parallel translations
- WEB You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
- BSB You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything 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 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
- Gen 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
- Heb 2:8Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
- Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Eph 1:22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
- Gen 9:2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
- Ps 110:1The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- 1 Pet 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
- 1 Cor 15:24–27Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
- Heb 1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
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