Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,

New American Standard Bible

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained;

King James Version

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

International Standard Version

When I look at the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you established

A Conservative Version

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou have ordained,

American Standard Version

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Amplified


When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,

Bible in Basic English

When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;

Darby Translation

When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established;

Julia Smith Translation

For I shall see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou didst prepare.

King James 2000

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

Lexham Expanded Bible

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, [the] moon and [the] stars which you set in place--

Modern King James verseion

When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have established;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For I will consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained.

NET Bible

When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

New Heart English Bible

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

The Emphasized Bible

When I view thy heavens, the work, of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast established,

Webster

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

World English Bible

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

Youngs Literal Translation

For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 8:3

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Images Psalm 8:3

Prayers for Psalm 8:3

Context Readings

God's Glory, Man's Dignity

2 Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold
from the mouths of children and nursing infants
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,
4 what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?


Cross References

Psalm 111:2

The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.

Exodus 8:19

“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Exodus 31:18

When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:16-18

God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.

Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.

Job 22:12

Isn’t God as high as the heavens?
And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!

Job 25:3

Can His troops be numbered?
Does His light not shine on everyone?

Job 25:5

If even the moon does not shine
and the stars are not pure in His sight,

Job 36:24

Remember that you should praise His work,
which people have sung about.

Psalm 19:1

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.

Psalm 33:6

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

Psalm 89:11

The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours.
The world and everything in it—You founded them.

Psalm 104:19

He made the moon to mark the festivals;
the sun knows when to set.

Psalm 136:7-9

He made the great lights:
        His love is eternal.

Psalm 148:3

Praise Him, sun and moon;
praise Him, all you shining stars.

Luke 11:20

If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Romans 1:20

For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.

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