Psalms 8:5

That thou shouldst make him little less than messengers of God, with glory and honour, shouldst crown him?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 was weak man, that thou shouldst make mention of him? or the son of the earthborn, that thou shouldst set him in charge?

6Shouldst give him dominion over the works of thy hands,—All things, shouldst have put under his feet:

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Cross References

Genesis 2:7So then Yahweh God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life—and man became a living soul.

Job 4:18Lo! in his own servants, he trusteth not, and, his own messengers, he chargeth with error:

Psalms 21:3For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold.

Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Psalms 103:20Bless Yahweh, ye messengers of his,—Heroes of vigour, doing his word, To hearken [again] to the voice of his word;

John 13:31When, therefore, he had gone out, Jesus saith—Just now, was, the Son of Man, glorified, and, God, was 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 →

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