Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Holman Bible
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,
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,
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.
Themes
themes for Consideration » The marvel of the divine interest in man
Creation » Insignificance of man seen from
Glory » Who the lord glorifies
God » Works of » General references to
Power » Of God » Expressed by » The finger of God
God, Power of » Expressed by the » Finger of God
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 8:3
Images Psalm 8:3
Prayers for Psalm 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Glory, Man's Dignity
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, 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?
Cross References
Psalm 111:2
The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
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 Jehovah had spoken.
Exodus 31:18
And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:16-18
And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Deuteronomy 4:19
and 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, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.
Job 22:12
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job 25:3
Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?
Job 25:5
Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:
Job 36:24
Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 89:11
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Psalm 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
Psalm 136:7-9
To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
Psalm 148:3
Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light.
Luke 11:20
But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: