Psalms

Psalm 8:4–6

4what is man that You are mindful of him,

or the son of man that You care for him?

5You made him a little lower than the angels;c

You crowned him with glory and honor.

6You made him ruler of the works of Your hands;

You have placed everything under his feet:d

Footnotes

  • c 8:5 Or than God or than the heavenly beings; see also LXX.
  • d 8:6 Cited in 1 Corinthians 15:27|1CO 15:27and Hebrews 2:6–8

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Psalm 8:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
whatמָֽה־māh-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
is manאֱנ֥וֹשׁ’ĕ·nō·wōšNoun - masculine singularH582 man, mankind
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
You are mindfulתִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּṯiz·kə·ren·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH2142 remember
or the sonוּבֶן־ū·ḇen-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָ֝דָ֗ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
You care for himתִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃ṯip̄·qə·ḏen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint

Psalm 8:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You made him a little lowerוַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּwat·tə·ḥas·sə·rê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease
than the angelsמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםmê·’ĕ·lō·hîmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
You crowned himתְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃tə·‘aṭ·ṭə·rê·hūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5849 surround
with gloryוְכָב֖וֹדwə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3519 abundance, honour, glory
and honorוְהָדָ֣רwə·hā·ḏārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1926 ornament, splendour, honour

Psalm 8:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You made him rulerתַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּtam·šî·lê·hūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH4910 rule, have dominion, reign
of the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbə·ma·‘ă·śêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH4639 deed, work
of Your handsיָדֶ֑יךָyā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
You have placedשַׁ֣תָּהšat·tāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7896 put, set
everythingכֹּ֝לkōlNoun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
underתַֽחַת־ṯa·ḥaṯ-PrepositionH8478 the under part
his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃raḡ·lāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH7272 foot

Cross-references

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Psalm 8:4 Job 7:17 · Psalm 144:3 · Hebrews 2:6–9 · Psalm 146:3 · Luke 1:68 · Psalm 80:17 · 2 Chronicles 6:18 · Genesis 21:1 · Job 25:6 · Matthew 8:20 · Isaiah 51:12 · Psalm 106:4

Psalm 8:5 Hebrews 2:7 · Hebrews 2:9 · Genesis 1:26–27 · Philippians 2:7–11 · Hebrews 2:16 · Psalm 103:4 · Psalm 21:3–5 · Ephesians 1:21 · Genesis 2:7 · 1 Peter 1:20–21

Psalm 8:6 Genesis 1:28 · Genesis 1:26 · Matthew 28:18 · Hebrews 2:8 · Ephesians 1:22 · Genesis 9:2 · Psalm 110:1 · 1 Peter 3:22 · Hebrews 1:2 · 1 Corinthians 15:24–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.