Psalms 8:3 · KJV
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”
— Psalms 8:3
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}
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalms 8 — Context
[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.
2Out 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}
3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Cross References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 111:2
The works of the LORD {are} great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Psalms 89:11
The heavens {are} thine, the earth also {is} thine: {as for} the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. {the fulness...: or, all it containeth}
Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Romans 1:20
For 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: {so...: or, that they may be}
Luke 11:20
But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Exodus 8:19
Then 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.