Psalms 8:5

In 11 translations

BSB

You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.Or than God or than the heavenly beings; see also LXX.

KJV

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

WEB

For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.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.

ASV

For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.

LSV

You make him a little lower than the gods [[or God]], || And surround him with glory and majesty.

YLT

And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.

DBY

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.

DRC8:6

Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:

GNV

For thou hast made him a little lower then God, and crowned him with glory and worship.

JPS8:6

Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

LXXE8:6

Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour;

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WLC8:6

וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְּ֭עַט מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְכָב֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃KJV:Ps.8.5

LXX-Br8:6

Ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρʼ ἀγγέλους, δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτὸν,

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• Hebrews 2:7You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
• Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
• Genesis 1:26–27Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” So…
• Hebrews 2:16For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
• Philippians 2:7–11but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted Him…
• Ephesians 1:21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
• Psalms 21:3–5For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold. He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever. Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on…
• Psalms 103:4who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
• 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.
• 1 Peter 1:20–21He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
• John 13:31–32When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
• Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
• Psalms 45:1–3My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.…
• Job 4:18–20If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error, how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth! They are smashed to pieces…
• Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
• 2 Samuel 14:29Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.

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