Psalms 8:5
For thou hast made him but little lower than God, and crownest him with glory and honour.
Revised Version 1895
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 thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Job 4:18Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; and his angels he chargeth with folly:
Psalms 21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, ye angels of his: ye mighty in strength, that fulfill his word, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
John 13:31When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man 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 →