Psalms 8:5

God made man a little lower than the heavenly beings, crowned with glory and honor. Humanity holds a dignified place in the created order.

Cross-references · 16

• Heb 2:7Thou 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:
• Heb 2:9But 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.
• Gen 1:26–27And 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.
• Phil 2:7–11But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
• Heb 2:16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
• Ps 21:3–5For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
• Eph 1:21Far 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:
• Ps 103:4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
• 1 Pet 1:20–21Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
• Gen 2:7And 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.
• John 13:31–32Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
• Ps 45:1–3My 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.
• Ps 103:20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
• Ps 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
• Job 4:18–20Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
• 2 Sam 14:29Therefore 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.

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