Psalms 8:6-8

Psalms 8:6-8

[6] Thou madest him to have dominion  over the works  of thy hands;  thou hast put  all things under his feet:  [7] All sheep  and oxen,  yea, and the beasts  of the field;  [8] The fowl  of the air,  and the fish  of the sea,  and whatsoever passeth through  the paths  of the seas. 

What does Psalms 8:6-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

God placed all living creatures under the control of Adam and Eve before the Fall, and when they fell He did not withdraw this privilege (cf. Genesis 9:1-3; Genesis 9:7). But because they sinned, man has never been able to fulfill the destiny for which God created him, namely, to be king of the earth. Man"s responsibility is to maintain order in creation, not to let it control him. Man may use any animals, domesticated or wild, for his purposes, including food ( Genesis 9:3; 1 Timothy 4:3-5). Man has tamed and even domesticated many kinds of animals, but he finds it impossible to control himself without divine assistance ( James 3:7-8).
"In Psalm 2Christ is seen as God"s Son and King, rejected and crucified but yet to reign in Zion. In Psalm 8 , while His Deity is fully recognized ( Psalm 8:1; Psalm 110 with Matthew 22:41-46), He is seen as Son of man ( Psalm 8:4-6) who, "made [1] a little [2] lower than the angels," is to have dominion over the redeemed creation ( Hebrews 2:6-11). Thus this Psalm speaks primarily of what God bestowed upon the human race as represented in Adam ( Genesis 1:26; Genesis 1:28). That which the first man lost, the second Man and "last Adam" more than regained. Hebrews 2:6-11, in connection with Psalm 8 and Romans 8:17-21, shows that the "many sons" whom He is bringing to glory are joint heirs with Him in both the royal right of Psalm 2and the human right of Hebrews 2." [3]