Psalms 8:7 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 8:7

all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,

BSB

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ASV

All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field,

KJV

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

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Commentary

4 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Exposition on the Psalms of David (1274)

Third, when he says "the sheep and the oxen," etc., he enumerates the subjects: and he lists animals so that plants may be understood as well. Among the animals, some are subject according to their whole kind, namely the tame and domestic animals by their …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

All sheep and oxen,.... The tame creatures, which are useful for food and clothing: yea, and the beasts of the field; the wild beasts, which he can make use of to destroy and devour his enemies, and whom he can restrain from harming his own people, Jer 15:8.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

These verses may set forth man's position among the creatures before he fell; but as they are, by the apostle Paul, appropriated to man as represented by the Lord Jesus, it is best to give most weight to that meaning. In order of dignity, man stood next to the angels, and a little lower than they; in the Lord Jesus this was accomplished, for he was made a little lower than the angels by the suffering of death.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

In a modified sense, in his present fallen state, man is still invested with some remains of this original dominion. It is very evident, however, by the apostle's inspired expositions (Heb 2:6-8; 1Co 15:27, 28) that the language here employed finds its fulfilment only in the final exaltation of Christ's human nature.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
צֹנֶ֣ה	tzo.Neh	sheep	H6792 →
וַאֲלָפִ֣ים	va.'a.la.Fim	and cattle<s>	H504 →
כֻּלָּ֑ם	ku.Lam	all of them	H3605 →
וְ֝גַ֗ם	ve.Gam	and also	H1571 →
בַּהֲמ֥וֹת	ba.ha.Mot	[the] animals of	H929 →
שָׂדָֽי׃	sa.Dai	[the] field	H7704 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk1

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
leads to
- Genesis 2:18
  The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms