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Humanity's Role, Christ's Rule
Commentators explain this verse has a dual meaning. It first describes the original honor God gave humanity to have dominion over creation (Genesis 1:26). However, the New Testament (Hebrews 2, 1 Corinthians 15) reveals that this verse finds its ultimate and perfect fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who restores what was lost in the Fall and reigns supreme over all things.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 8:6
18th Century
Theologian
You made him to have dominion - You caused him to have, or gave him this dominion. It does not mean that God made or created him fo…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 8:6
19th Century
Bishop
The poet continues, in a rapturous strain, to complete the cycle of animated nature, and to describe man’s kingship over all other created beings. …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 8:5–6
19th Century
Preacher
Man is God's viceroy. He reigns over God's works in God's name. Let him not set up to be a king, and try to usurp the honour of his great Lord, the…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 8:6
16th Century
Theologian
You have set him over. David now comes to the second point, which I have just now spoken of: namely, that from the dominion over all thing…
John Gill
On Psalms 8:6
17th Century
Pastor
You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands,
&c.] All power in heaven and in earth being given to him…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 8:3–9
17th Century
Minister
We are to consider the heavens, so that man may in this way be directed to set his affections on things above. What is man, so lowly a creature, th…