---
title: Psalms 8:6
url: https://jw-apologetics.app/verses/psalms-8-6/
markdown: https://jw-apologetics.app/verses/psalms-8-6.md
type: verse
perspective: Protestant (historic Nicene) response to Jehovah's Witness teaching
reference: Psalms 8:6
testament: OT
section: Poetry
index: https://jw-apologetics.app/llms.txt
---

# Psalms 8:6

## Text (Berean Standard Bible)

> You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

## JW Usage

Jehovah's Witnesses use Psalm 8:6 ("You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honour") in connection with Hebrews 2:6-9, where the passage is applied to Jesus. They argue this shows Jesus was a created being placed in a position subordinate to God, then later exalted. Additionally, JWs cite the phrase "all things under his feet" to argue that "all things" in Scripture can have natural exceptions — just as "all things" subject to mankind excludes God and angels, so "all things" created through Jesus in Colossians 1:16 can exclude Jesus himself from the created order. This supports their claim that Jesus was the first creation through whom everything else was made.

## Protestant Usage

Protestants observe that the author of Hebrews deliberately applies Psalm 8 to Jesus in a way that transcends the original Adamic reference. Hebrews 2:8 notes that "we do not yet see all things subject to him," but verse 9 pivots: "but we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honour." The "little while" is the incarnation — a temporary lowering, not a permanent ontological status. The critical move comes in Hebrews 2:10, where the author says all things exist "for" and "through" God (the Father). Colossians 1:16 applies the identical prepositional formula — "through him" and "for him" — to Jesus. The same divine Creator language is used for both the Father and the Son. Furthermore, Paul in Colossians 1:16 exhausts every Greek category (heaven, earth, visible, invisible, thrones, dominions, rulers, authorities), leaving no room for exceptions. The JW's own proof-text in Hebrews 2 ends up confirming that Jesus shares the Father's Creator prerogatives.

## Arguments Using This Verse

- [Colossians 1 — Inserted 'Other'](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/colossians1-other.md) — The NWT adds a word that changes everything [NWT Translation]
- [All Things Exist For and Through Jesus](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/hebrews2-all-things-subject.md) — Hebrews 2:5-10 [Deity of Christ]