King James Version
psalm 8:3 in the King James Version says “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;” — study this verse from psalm chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”
psalm 8:3 · King James Version
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. ordained: Heb. founded
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
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