Psalms 8:5
+ 8:5 Heb. 2. 6-9. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Brenton Septuagint
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 madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour;
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, + 2:7 1 Cor. 15. 45. and the man became a living soul.
Job 4:18Whereas he trusts not in his servants, and perceives perverseness in his angels.
Psalms 21:3O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.
Psalms 45:6God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her + 45:6 Alex. and Heb. before, or, toward the morning.with his countenance.
Psalms 103:20Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:
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 →