Psalm 8:5
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
שָׁפָל
shâphâl
depressed, literally or figuratively
מֲלְאָךְ
mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
עָטַר
ʻâṭar
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
כָּבוֹד
kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
כָּבוֹד
kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
Key Terms in This Verse
עָטַר ʻâṭar
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
Study H5849 →מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Study H4397 →כָּבוֹד kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
Study H3519 →כָּבוֹד kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
Study H3519 →Cross References
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
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