Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

You made him little less than God
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 God,
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.

NET Bible

and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;

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.

References

Context Readings

God's Glory, Man's Dignity

4 what is man that you remember him or the son of man that you take care of him? 5 Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!
6 You made him rule what your hands created. You have put everything under his control:

Cross References

Genesis 1:26-27

Then God said: Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.

Genesis 2:7

Jehovah God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The man became a living being.

Hebrews 2:7

You made him a little lower than the angels for a little while. (Greek: brachus, short time) (Psalm 8:4, 5) You crowned him with glory and honor, and set him over the works of your hands.

Hebrews 2:9

We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels and crowned with glory and honor for suffering death. By the grace of God he tasted death for every man.

2 Samuel 14:29

So Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king. Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time. He still refused to come.

Job 4:18-20

You see God does not trust his own servants. He accuses his angels of making mistakes.

Psalm 21:3-5

You come to him with the blessings of good things. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

Psalm 45:1-3

Beautiful words fill my mind and stir my heart, as I compose this song for the king. Like the pen of a skilful writer (copyist) my tongue is ready with a poem.

Psalm 45:6

God is your throne forever and ever. A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

Psalm 103:4

He redeems your life from ruin and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies.

Psalm 103:20

Bless Jehovah you angels of his, you who excel in strength, who obey his command, and listen to the voice of his Word.

John 13:31-32

When he was gone Jesus said: Now the Son of man is glorified (praised) (exulted) (proclaimed) (honored) and God is glorified through him.

Ephesians 1:21

It is far above all governments and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

Philippians 2:7-11

He emptied (humbled) himself by taking the form of a servant. He was made in the likeness of men.

Hebrews 2:16

He does not help the angels, but he helps the seed of Abraham.

1 Peter 1:20-21

Jesus was known before the foundation of the world. He was made known at the end times for your sake.

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