Psalms 8:5
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
Majority Standard Bible
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
4what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
6You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
Cross References
Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Job 4:18If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,
Psalms 21:3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
John 13:31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is 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 →