Parallel Verses
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;
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,
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,
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
Prayers for Psalm 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Glory, Man's Dignity
2 You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man. 3 When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places; 4 What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?
Cross References
Psalm 111:2
The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them.
Exodus 8:19
Then the wonder-workers said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: but Pharaoh's heart was hard, and he did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.
Exodus 31:18
And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.
Genesis 1:1
At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:16-18
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.
Deuteronomy 4:19
And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.
Job 22:12
Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are!
Job 25:3
Is it possible for his armies to be numbered? and on whom is not his light shining?
Job 25:5
See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:
Job 36:24
See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.
Psalm 19:1
The heavens are sounding the glory of God; the arch of the sky makes clear the work of his hands.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 89:11
Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.
Psalm 104:19
He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
Psalm 136:7-9
To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Psalm 148:3
Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.
Luke 11:20
But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
Romans 1:20
For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing: