Psalms 8:5

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? 1 Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 1

Updated 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

4For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; 1 The moon and stars, which thou hast established. 1

6Thou madest him a little less than angels, 1 Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor; 1

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Cross References

Genesis 2:7And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

Job 4:18Whereas he trusts not in his servants, 1 And perceives perverseness in his angels. 1

Psalms 21:3O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: 1 And by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me. 1

Psalms 45:6God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: 1 God shall help her with his countenance. 1

Psalms 103:20Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; 1 In it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad: 1

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 →

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