Psalm 8:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.

New Living Translation
Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.

English Standard Version
Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.

Berean Study Bible
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

New American Standard Bible
Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!

NASB 1995
Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!

NASB 1977
Yet Thou hast made him a little lower than God, And dost crown him with glory and majesty!

Amplified Bible
Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

Christian Standard Bible
You made him little less than God and crowned him with glory and honor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You made him little less than God and crowned him with glory and honor.

Contemporary English Version
You made us a little lower than you yourself, and you have crowned us with glory and honor.

Good News Translation
Yet you made them inferior only to yourself; you crowned them with glory and honor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have made him a little lower than yourself. You have crowned him with glory and honor.

International Standard Version
You made him a little less than divine, but you crowned him with glory and honor.

NET Bible
and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

New King James Version
For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

King James 2000 Bible
For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honor.

New Heart English Bible
For you have made him a little lower than the angels. You have crowned him with glory and honor,

World English Bible
For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.

American King James Version
For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honor.

American Standard Version
For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.

A Faithful Version
For You have made him a little lower than God and have crowned him with glory and honor.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour.

English Revised Version
For thou hast made him but little lower than God, and crownest him with glory and honour.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thou hast made him a little lower then God, and crowned him with glory and worship.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou hast made hym somthyng inferiour to angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and worship.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
After thou haddest for a season made him lower the the angels, thou crownedest him with honor & glory.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You make him a little lower than the gods [[or God]], "" And surround him with glory and majesty.

Young's Literal Translation
And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou wilt diminish him a little more than the messengers, and thou wilt surround him with glory and honor.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:

Catholic Public Domain Version
You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You made him a little lower than the Angels; you have clothed him in honor and in glory.

Lamsa Bible
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast clothed him with glory and honor.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour;
















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