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Psalms 8:5

Identity and self-worthCreation

3 When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

4 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

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

6 You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

7 all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,

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BSB
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned 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.
WEB
For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.
ASV
For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.
DARBY
Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.
BLB
And You made him lacking a little from the angels, and with glory and honor You crowned him.
ÅB
Og du skapte ham lite ringere enn Gud,
og med ære og herlighet kronet du ham.
OTB
Likevel har du gjort dem litt lavere enn det guddommelige,
Og du kroner dem med herlighet og ære!
B1930
Og du gjorde ham lite ringere enn Gud, og med ære og herlighet kronte du ham.

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 2:7

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

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  • 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 for everyone.

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  • Genesis 1:26–27

    Then 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.”

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  • Hebrews 2:16

    For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.

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  • Philippians 2:7–11

    but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

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  • Ephesians 1:21

    far 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.

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  • Psalms 103:4

    who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,

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  • Psalms 21:3–5

    For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

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