You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have 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:
- KJV Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
- BSB You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything 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. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
- Gen 1:26God 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 birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
- Heb 2:8You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that he subjected all things to him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we don’t see all things subjected to him, yet.
- Matt 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Eph 1:22He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
- Gen 9:2The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand.
- Ps 110:1A Psalm by David. Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”
- 1 Pet 3:22who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
- 1 Cor 15:24–27Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
- Heb 1:2has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
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