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Psalm 8:5–7

Yet you have made him a little lower than cthe heavenly beings2

and crowned him with dglory and honor.

You have given him edominion over the works of your hands;

fyou have put all things under his feet,

all sheep and oxen,

and also the beasts of the field,

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Psalm 8:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

You have made them a little lower than the angels

and crowned them with glory and honor.

You made them rulers over the works of your hands;

you put everything under their feet:

all flocks and herds,

and the animals of the wild,

Psalm 8:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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;

Psalm 8:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Yet you made them only a little lower than God

and crowned them with glory and honor.

You gave them charge of everything you made,

putting all things under their authority—

the flocks and the herds

and all the wild animals,

Psalm 8:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For You have made him a little lower than the angels,

And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;

You have put all things under his feet,

All sheep and oxen—

Even the beasts of the field,

Psalm 8:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

You made them a little lower than the angels

and crowned them with glory and honor.

You put them in charge of everything you made.

You put all things under their control:

all the sheep, the cattle,

and the wild animals,

Psalm 8:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For thou hast made him but little lower than God,

And crownest him with glory and honor.

Thou makest 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,

Psalm 8:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour. Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet: Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field;

Psalm 8:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You have made him a little lower than yourself. 

You have crowned him with glory and honor. 

You have made him rule what your hands created. 

You have put everything under his control: 

all the sheep and cattle, the wild animals, 

Psalm 8:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You made him little less than God

and crowned him with glory and honor.

You made him lord over the works of Your hands;

You put everything under his feet:

all the sheep and oxen,

as well as the animals in the wild,

Psalm 8:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Yet you have made them a little lower than God,

and crowned them with glory and honor.

You have given them dominion over the works of your hands;

you have put all things under their feet,

all sheep and oxen,

and also the beasts of the field,

Psalm 8:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And you made him a little lower than heavenly beings,

and with glory and with majesty you crowned him.

You make him over the works of your hands;

all things you have placed under his feet:

sheep and cattle, all of them,

and also the wild animals of the field,

Psalm 8:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings.

You placed on him a crown of glory and honor.

You made human beings the rulers over all that your hands have created.

You put everything under their control.

They rule over all flocks and herds

and over the wild animals.

Psalm 8:5–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Yet You have made him a little lower than God,

And You crown him with glory and majesty!

You make him to rule over the works of Your hands;

You have put all things under his feet,

All sheep and oxen,

And also the beasts of the field,


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