AE 513b - animals, fowl, fishes

AE 513b [9]
Thou made him to rule over the works of Thy hands;
thou hast put all things under his feet, the flock and all herds,
the beasts of the fields, the fowl of heaven, and the fish of the sea,
whatsoever passes through the paths of the seas.
(Psalm 8:6-8)

This is said of the Lord and His dominion.
That He has dominion over angels in the heavens and over men on the earth is known from the Word,
for He says that unto Him "all power in heaven and in earth has been given' (Matthew 28:18);
but that dominion was given to Him over animals, fowl, and fishes,
is not a matter of sufficient importance to be mentioned in the Word,
where each and everything has reference to heaven and the church.
It is therefore evident that "flock and herds, the beasts of the field,
the fowl of heaven, and the fish of the sea,"
mean such things as belong to heaven with angels
and to the church with man,
"the flock and the herds" signifying, in general, things spiritual and natural,
the "flock" things spiritual,
and "herds" things natural that are with man,
or that belong to the spiritual mind and to the natural mind with him.
"The beasts of the fields"
signify things voluntary, which belong to the affections;
"the fowl of heaven"
signify things intellectual, which belong to the thoughts;
and "the fishes of the sea"
signify knowledges which belong to the natural man.