Psalms 8:6

4 ^aWhat is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You ^bvisit him?

5 For You have made him a little lower than¹ the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

6 ^aYou have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
^bYou have put all things under his feet,

7 All sheep and oxen—
Even the beasts of the field,

8 The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.

9 ^aO Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

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This dominion does not give mankind the right to destroy God's creation. Man is to act responsibly, but unfortunately, this does not happen very often in this world. Animals are tortured, rivers and seas are fouled, whole areas are devastated of plant and animal life to fill the coffers of big business.

In Genesis 2:15, God tells Adam and Eve to "tend and keep" the Garden of Eden. They were to take what God had made and work to maintain it and help it to produce. They could harvest its bounty and eat of its fruit. Certainly, God allowed certain trees to be cut for their wood, and certain animals could be killed for their meat. In no way, however, was any part of His creation to be equated with man or to be worshipped.

Mike Ford
Animal Idolatry

Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Psalms 8:6:

Genesis 1:26
Luke 5:6-9
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Hebrews 2:9-12

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