Psalms 8:5 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 8:5

You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

6 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Exposition on the Psalms of David (1274)

But there follows concerning man in comparison to the angels, to whom man is found to be close. "You have diminished him." In the angels the image of God is found through a simple intuition of truth, without inquiry; but in man through discursive reasoning; …

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Crowned - Man, fallen and lost man: who is actually restored to glory and dominion in Christ his head and representative, who received this crown and dominion for man's good, and in his stead; which he will in due time communicate to his members. And so the two expositions of this place concerning mankind and concerning Christ, may be reconciled.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He is but for a little while lower than the angels, while his great soul is cooped up in a house of clay, but the children of the resurrection shall be isangeloi -- angels' peers ( Luke xx. 36 ) and no longer lower than they. (2.) He is endued with noble faculties and capacities: Thou hast crowned him with glory and honour.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For thou hast made him - Thou hast made man as such; that is, he was such in the original design of his creation, in the rank given him, and in the dominion conceded to him. The object here is to show the honor conferred on man, or to show how God has regarded and honored him; and the thought is, that in his original creation, though so insignificant as compared with the vast worlds over which God presides, he had given him a rank but little inferior to that of the angels. See the notes at Heb 2:

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

(1869)

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ	va.te.cha.se.Re.hu	and you have made lack him	H2637 →
מְּ֭עַט	Me.'at	little	H4592 →
מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים	me.'E.lo.Him	from God	H430 →
וְכָב֖וֹד	ve.kha.Vod	and honor	H3519 →
וְהָדָ֣ר	ve.ha.Dar	and majesty	H1926 →
תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃	te.'a.te.Re.hu	you crown him	H5849 →

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Through
Hebrews 2:9
But 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…
leads to
- Philippians 2:7–9
  but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Revelation 5:9
  And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- Romans 5:18
  So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
- 1 John 4:9–10
  This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
- 1 John 2:2
  He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Through
Hebrews 2:16
For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
leads to
- Galatians 3:29
  And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
- Galatians 3:16
  The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
- Romans 4:16–25
  Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who…

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Psalms