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Psalms 8:6
You made him ruler of the works of Your hands;
from How Majestic Is Your Name!, Psalms 8:1-9
What it says

God made him ruler over the works of his hands and put all things under his feet.

What it is doing

This verse gives humanity a delegated role within creation.

In context

1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. 2From the mouths of children and infants 3When I behold Your heavens, 4what is man that You are mindful of him, 5You made him a little lower than the angels; 6You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; 7all sheep and oxen, 8the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, 9O LORD, our Lord,