Psalms 8:6
\8:5\For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
5\8:4\What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?
7\8:6\You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;
Cross References
Genesis 1:28And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.
Psalms 110:1A Psalm. Of David. The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
1 Corinthians 15:24Then comes the end, when he will give up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have put an end to all rule and to all authority and power.
Hebrews 1:2But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;
1 Peter 3:22Who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been put under his rule.
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 →