Psalm 8:5
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Cross-references
Psalm 103:4 similarly speaks of God crowning us—here with love and compassion, echoing the honor of Psalm 8:5.
Psalm 21:3-5 describes a king crowned with glory and honor, echoing the same imagery of divine blessing.
Genesis 1:26 establishes man's dominion and image — Ps 8:5's 'crowned with glory' directly reflects that creation mandate.
Genesis 1:27 states man is made in God's image — the glory and honor in Ps 8:5 are the outworking of that image.
Genesis 2:7 shows man formed from dust — contrasts with Ps 8:5's glorious crown, emphasizing God's grace in exalting the lowly.
Job 4:18-20 depicts human frailty and angelic imperfection — opposite to Ps 8:5's exaltation, creating a tension between dignity and dust.
Ephesians 1:21 describes Christ exalted above all powers, fulfilling the dominion and honor promised here.
Philippians 2:7 describes Christ emptying himself to become a servant — Hebrews 2 applies Ps 8:5 to Jesus, showing incarnation as 'lower than angels'.
Philippians 2:8 shows Christ's self-humbling to death, fulfilling the 'lower than angels' state described here.
Philippians 2:9-11 applies the exaltation theme to Christ, who as the perfect human is crowned with glory after humiliation.
Hebrews 2:7 directly quotes this verse, applying it to Jesus' incarnation and exaltation.
Hebrews 2:9 interprets this verse, showing Jesus was made lower to taste death and then crowned with glory.
Daniel 7:13 presents a 'son of man' given dominion, paralleling the crowning of humanity in Psalm 8:5, later applied to Christ.