Psalms 8:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly beings], and You have crowned him with glory and honor.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly beings], and You have crowned him with glory and honor.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

You have made them a little lower than God himself. You have given them honour, like kings.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Yet, you made people almost like gods and crowned them with glory and honor.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

You have made him a little lower than yourself. You have crowned him with glory and honor.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Yet You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You crown him with glory and majesty!

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

What are humans that you are mindful of them, mere mortals that you care for them?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings. You placed on him a crown of glory and honor.

English NIV

You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

For you made us only a little lower than God, and you crowned us with glory and honor.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Yet what honor you have given to men, created only a little lower than Elohim, crowned with glory and magnificence.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Yet thou hast made him little less than God, and dost crown him with glory and honor.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And yet you have made him only a little lower than the angels and placed a crown of glory and honor upon his head.

English Tyndale 1537

After thou hadst for a season made him lower than the angels, thou crownest him with honor and glory.

Psalms 8:5 — Compare Translations