Psalms 8:3

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“When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—”

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BSBPD

“When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 8:3 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  2. Genesis 1:16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
  3. Exodus 8:19“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  4. Exodus 31:18When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
  5. Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
  6. Job 22:12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
  7. Job 25:3Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
  8. Job 25:5If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
  9. Job 36:24Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
  10. Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
  11. Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  12. Psalms 89:11The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
  13. Psalms 104:19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
  14. Psalms 111:2Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
  15. Psalms 136:7He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
  16. Psalms 148:3Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
  17. Luke 11:20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  18. Romans 1:20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

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