KJV King James Version
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
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Psalm 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
WEB World English Bible
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
ASV American Standard Version
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.
Surrounding context — Psalm 8
1 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.
2 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.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet:
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Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Psalm 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.Psalm 89:11The heavens [are] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.Psalm 111:2The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.Psalm 104:19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.Romans 1:20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:Luke 11:20But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.Exodus 8:19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This [is] the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.Job 22:12[Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!Psalm 136:7-9To him that made great lights: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.Genesis 1:16-18And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.Exodus 31:18And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.Psalm 19:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.Job 25:3Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?Job 25:5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.Psalm 148:3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.Job 36:24Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
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