OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 5

Psalms 8:5

For you have made him a little lower than the angels,^†

and crowned him with glory and honor.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Psalms 8:5 in context

Psalms 8:2–8

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength,

because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars, which you have ordained,

what is man, that you think of him?

What is the son of man, that you care for him?

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For you have made him a little lower than the angels,^†

and crowned him with glory and honor.

You make him ruler over the works of your hands.

You have put all things under his feet:

All sheep and cattle,

yes, and the animals of the field,

the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea,

and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

Notes from World English Bible Updated

Hebrew: Elohim. The word Elohim, used here, usually means “God”, but can also mean “gods”, “princes”, or “angels”. The Septuagint reads “angels” here. See also the quote from the Septuagint in Hebrews 2:7.

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