For thou hast made him a little lower than [a]God, and crowned him with glory and worship.

Thou hast made him to have dominion in the works of thine hands, thou hast put all things under his feet:

All [b]sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field:

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:5 Touching his first creation.
  2. Psalm 8:7 By the temporal gifts of man’s creation, he is led to consider the benefits which he hath by his regeneration through Christ.

You have made them[a] a little lower than the angels[b](A)
    and crowned them[c] with glory and honor.(B)
You made them rulers(C) over the works of your hands;(D)
    you put everything under their[d] feet:(E)
all flocks and herds,(F)
    and the animals of the wild,(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  2. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  3. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  4. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his