Psalms 8:5
(8:6) Yet thou hast made him but a little less than angels, and hast crowned him with honor and glory.
Leeser Tanakh
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
4(8:5) What is the mortal, that thou rememberest him? and the son of man, that thou thinkest of him:
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.
Job 4:18Behold, in his servants he putteth no trust, and his angels he chargeth with folly:
Psalms 21:3(21:4) For thou meetest him unasked with the blessings of happiness: thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.
Psalms 45:6(45:7) Thy throne, given of God, endureth for ever and ever: the sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, ye his angels, mighty in strength, that execute his word, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
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 →