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Psalms 8

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

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

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

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Psalms 8:5

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

The declaration that God has made humans slightly lower than God (or the heavenly beings, depending on translation) and crowned them with glory and honor establishes human dignity within creation. The language of crowning suggests royal status and elevation, making humans participants in God's governance of creation. The slight inferiority to God (or divine council) positions humanity as apex of earthly creation while remaining subordinate to the divine, establishing a hierarchy that recognizes human dignity while avoiding confusion with divinity. This verse affirms human worth and worth through divine bestowal rather than human achievement, grounding dignity in God's creative intention.

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Psalms 8:5

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

The declaration that God has made humans slightly lower than God (or the heavenly beings, depending on translation) and crowned them with glory and honor establishes human dignity within creation. The language of crowning suggests royal status and elevation, making humans participants in God's governance of creation. The slight inferiority to God (or divine council) positions humanity as apex of earthly creation while remaining subordinate to the divine, establishing a hierarchy that recognizes human dignity while avoiding confusion with divinity. This verse affirms human worth and worth through divine bestowal rather than human achievement, grounding dignity in God's creative intention.

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Psalms 8:5

The declaration that God has made humans slightly lower than God (or the heavenly beings, depending on translation) and crowned them with glory and honor establishes human dignity within creation. The language of crowning suggests royal status and elevation, making humans participants in God's governance of creation. The slight inferiority to God (or divine council) positions humanity as apex of earthly creation while remaining subordinate to the divine, establishing a hierarchy that recognizes human dignity while avoiding confusion with divinity. This verse affirms human worth and worth through divine bestowal rather than human achievement, grounding dignity in God's creative intention.