Psalm 8:5

God's Glory, Man's Dignity

⁴ What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?
⁵ Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!
⁶ You make him to rule over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,

Crowned Him with Glory

From God

Glory and Honor

Honor and Majesty

Lower Than the Angels

Son of God

Little Lower Than God

Genesis 1:26-27

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

Hebrews 2:7

“You have made him for a little while lower than the angels;
You have crowned him with glory and honor,
And have appointed him over the works of Your hands;

Hebrews 2:9

But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

2 Samuel 14:29

Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

Job 4:18-20

‘He puts no trust even in His servants;
And against His angels He charges error.

Psalm 21:3-5

For You meet him with the blessings of good things;
You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

Psalm 45:1-3

For the choir director; according to the Shoshannim. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
My heart overflows with a good theme;
I address my verses to the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Psalm 45:6

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Psalm 103:4

Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

Psalm 103:20

Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Mighty in strength, who perform His word,
Obeying the voice of His word!

John 13:31-32

Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus *said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;

Ephesians 1:21

far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

Philippians 2:7-11

but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

Hebrews 2:16

For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.

1 Peter 1:20-21

For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you