Psalms 8:5
For thou have made him but little lower than [heavenly] agents, and crowned him with glory and honor.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
In Context
4what is man that thou remember him? And the son of man that thou succor him?
6Thou make him to have dominion over the works of thy hands. Thou have put all things under his feet.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Job 4:18Behold, he puts no trust in his servants, and he charges his [heavenly] agents with folly.
Psalms 21:3For thou meet him with the blessings of goodness. Thou set a crown of fine gold on his head.
Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of straightness is the scepter of thy kingdom.
Psalms 103:20Bless LORD, ye his [heavenly] agents, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, hearkening to the voice of his word.
John 13:31When he went out, Jesus says, Now the Son of man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 8:4-9
Condescension of God. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of… Read the whole commentary →