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Psalms 8:5

King James Version (KJV)

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

Psalms 8:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 8:5

Theological / Devotional

Than the angels. Heb. me’elohim, literally, “than God.” The Targums, the LXX, the Syriac, and the quotation of this verse in Heb. 2:7 read “angels” instead of “God.” However, the Greek versions of Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion, as well as the Vulgate, retain the translation “God.” It has been supposed that ’Elohim may be applied to men or angels (see Ex. 21:6; Ps. 82:1; Vol. I, p. 171). Gesenius renders the text: “Thou hast caused him to want but little of God,” that is, “thou hast made him but little lower than God” (see Gen. 1:26). Whether we read “than the angels” or “than God,” man is shown to be on a much higher level than the animal kingdom, because of his kinship with God. Nevertheless, at his best, finite man is far inferior to the infinite God. See further on Heb. 2:7.

Glory and honour. As king and ruler of the earth, man partakes of the attributes of God (see Ps. 29:1 ; 104:1; 145:5), who is king of the universe.

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