Psalms 8:5
Yet you made them little less than divine, crowned them with glory and majesty,
Open English Bible (US)
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 are mortals, that you think of them, humans, that you visit them?
6made them lord of the works of your hands, put all things under their feet –
Cross References
Genesis 2:7Then the Lord God molded a human being out of dust taken from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and he became a living being.
Psalms 21:3You came to meet him with rich blessings, you set on his head a golden crown.
Psalms 45:6Your throne shall endure for ever and ever your royal sceptre a sceptre of equity.
Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, you angels of his, mighty heroes performing his word.
John 13:31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been exalted, and God has been exalted through 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 →