Selah · Bible verse
Psalms 8:5
For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.
In context
3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
4what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
5For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.
6You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
7All sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field,
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日本語 · 詩編 8:5 · 口語訳聖書ただ少しく人を神よりも低く造って、栄えと誉とをこうむらせ、한국어 · 시편 8:5 · 개역한글저를 천사보다 조금 못하게 하시고 영화와 존귀로 관을 씌우셨나이다Español · Salmos 8:5 · Reina-Valera (1909)Pues le has hecho poco menor que los ángeles, y coronástelo de gloria y de lustre.Português · Salmos 8:5 · Bíblia Livre (2018)E tu o fizeste um pouco menor que os anjos; e com glória e honra tu o coroaste.