Psalms 8:5
What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest hi?
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
6Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Job 4:18Behold they that serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he found wickedness:
Psalms 21:3Thou hast given him his heart's desire: end hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.
Psalms 45:6Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies.
Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.
John 13:31When he therefore was gone out, Jesus said: Now is the Son of man 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 →