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For you have made him a little lower than the angels, And crowned him with glory and honor.
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Lower than God or Angels?
Commentators highlight a significant translation detail: the original Hebrew says humanity was made 'little lower than Elohim (God).' However, the New Testament (Hebrews 2:7) and ancient Greek translations render it 'little lower than the angels.' Scholars affirm that regardless of the specific term, the core message is the same: God bestowed an incredibly high and honored status upon humanity, placing us just beneath the heavenly/divine realm.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For thou hast made him—You have made man as such; that is, he was such in the original design of his creation, in the rank given hi…
19th Century
Anglican
The Hebrew poet dwells on neither of these aspects, but at once passes on to the essential greatness of man and his superiority in creation, by rea…
Baptist
Man is God's viceroy. He reigns over God's works in God's name. Let him not set up to be a king, and try to usurp the honour of his great Lord, the…
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16th Century
Protestant
Thou hast made him little lower. The Hebrew copulative ki, I have no doubt, should be translated as the causal particle for,<…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For you have made him a little lower than the angels Than Elohim, "than God", as this word usually signifies: and co…
We are to consider the heavens, so that man may in this way be directed to set his affections on things above. What is man, so lowly a creature, th…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the psalmist offered a psalm in which David prayed because of his persecution; here, he offers a psalm of thanksgiving.
He prese…
