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Psalm 8

Psa. 8:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For thou hast made him a little
m`at (Hebrew #4592)
from 4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
KJV usage: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
Pronounce: meh-at'
Origin: or miat {meh-awt'}
lower
chacer (Hebrew #2637)
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
KJV usage: be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
Pronounce: khaw-sare'
Origin: a primitive root
than the angels
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, and hast crowned
`atar (Hebrew #5849)
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: compass, crown.
Pronounce: aw-tar'
Origin: a primitive root
him with glory
kabowd (Hebrew #3519)
from 3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
KJV usage: glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
Pronounce: kaw-bode'
Origin: rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}
and honor
hadar (Hebrew #1926)
magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor
KJV usage: beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.
Pronounce: haw-dawr'
Origin: from 1921
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Ministry on This Verse

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thou.
Psa. 103:20• 20Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. (Psa. 103:20)
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Gen. 1:26‑27• 26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. (Gen. 1:26‑27)
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Gen. 2:7• 7And 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. (Gen. 2:7)
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2 Sam. 14:29• 29Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. (2 Sam. 14:29)
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Job 4:18‑20• 18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
 19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
 20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. (Job 4:18‑20)
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Phil. 2:7‑8• 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (Phil. 2:7‑8)
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Heb. 2:7,9,16• 7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
 9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
 16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. (Heb. 2:7,9,16)
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Psa. 21:3‑5• 3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
 4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
 5His glory is great in thy salvation: honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him. (Psa. 21:3‑5)
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Psa. 45:1‑3,6• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.>> My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
 2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
 3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
 6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. (Psa. 45:1‑3,6)
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John 13:31‑32• 31Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
 32If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. (John 13:31‑32)
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Eph. 1:21• 21Far 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: (Eph. 1:21)
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Phil. 2:9‑11• 9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:9‑11)
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Heb. 2:9• 9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. (Heb. 2:9)
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1 Peter 1:20‑21• 20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
 21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. (1 Peter 1:20‑21)
• {v.5-6} Compared, however, with Christ―the Son of Man―creation becomes very small, for He is set over all the works of God’s hands, and all is put into subjection to Him. (“Psalms 8” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou hast made him a littlet lower than the angelsu, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "some little."
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Elohim. see Ps. 97.7.