Psalm 8/Notes/Verbal.Vv. 7-8.914342
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
- V. 7
- For the past tense interpretation of the verb you caused him to rule (תַּמְשִׁילֵהוּ), see the note on v. 6. The patient of the verb משל is very often indicated, as here, by a ב preposition (e.g., Gen 37:8; 45:8; Judg 9:2; Joel 2:17; etc.).