Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.
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,
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;
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 From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger. 3 For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish. 4 What is man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?
Cross References
Psalm 111:2
Great are the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.
Exodus 8:19
and the scribes say unto Pharaoh, 'It is the finger of God;' and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he hath not hearkened unto them, as Jehovah hath spoken.
Exodus 31:18
And He giveth unto Moses, when He finisheth speaking with him in mount Sinai, two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written by the finger of God.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth
Genesis 1:16-18
And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary -- and the stars -- for the rule of the night;
Deuteronomy 4:19
'And lest thou lift up thine eyes towards the heavens, and hast seen the sun, and the moon, and the stars, all the host of the heavens, and thou hast been forced, and hast bowed thyself to them, and served them, which Jehovah thy God hath apportioned to all the peoples under the whole heavens.
Job 22:12
Is not God high in heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
Job 25:3
Is their any number to His troops? And on whom ariseth not His light?
Job 25:5
Lo -- unto the moon, and it shineth not, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.
Job 36:24
Remember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld.
Psalm 19:1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. The heavens are recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse is declaring.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
Psalm 89:11
Thine are the heavens -- the earth also is Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.
Psalm 104:19
He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
Psalm 136:7-9
To Him making great lights, For to the age is His kindness.
Psalm 148:3
Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.
Luke 11:20
but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.
Romans 1:20
for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead -- to their being inexcusable;