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Old TestamentPsalms · Chapter 8

Psalms 8:5

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 8:5 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Psalms 8:5 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Psalms 8:5 — KJV

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Psalms 8:5 (KJV)

Psalms 8:5 in Context — About the Book of Psalms

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Cross-References for Psalms 8:5

Thou 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: lower...: or, while inferior to

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But 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. for the: or, by the

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Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.

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And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth: or, Meribbaal

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And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. of the...: or, of the handmaids of my servants

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey