Parallel Verses
NET Bible
and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Holman Bible
and crowned him with glory and honor.
International Standard Version
You made him a little less than divine, but you crowned him with glory and honor.
A Conservative Version
For thou have made him but little lower than [heavenly] agents, and crowned him with glory and honor.
American Standard Version
For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.
Amplified
Yet You have made him a little lower than
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
Bible in Basic English
For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
Darby Translation
Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou wilt diminish him a little more than the messengers, and thou wilt surround him with glory and honor.
King James 2000
For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you made him a little lower than heavenly beings, and [with] glory and [with] majesty you crowned him.
Modern King James verseion
For You have made him lack a little from God, and have crowned him with glory and honor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou madest him lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and worship.
New Heart English Bible
For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.
The Emphasized Bible
That thou shouldst make him little less than messengers of God, with glory and honour, shouldst crown him?
Webster
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.
World English Bible
For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.
Youngs Literal Translation
And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.
Themes
Condescension of God » Scriptures relating to
Creator » God as » Creator of man
Earth » Who was given dominion over the earth
Glory » Who the lord glorifies
Man » A social being » Creation of
Man » Man having authority over God’s creation
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Glory, Man's Dignity
4 Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them, 5 and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty; 6 you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority,
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 1:26-27
Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."
Genesis 2:7
The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Hebrews 2:7
You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor.
Hebrews 2:9
but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God's grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.
2 Samuel 14:29
Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come.
Job 4:18-20
If God puts no trust in his servants and attributes folly to his angels,
Psalm 21:3-5
For you bring him rich blessings; you place a golden crown on his head.
Psalm 45:1-3
For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, "I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe."
Psalm 45:6
Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
Psalm 103:4
who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,
Psalm 103:20
Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!
John 13:31-32
When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
Ephesians 1:21
far above every 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 by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.
Hebrews 2:16
For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham's descendants.
1 Peter 1:20-21
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.