Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
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Gill's Exposition
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet,.... Good angels, men and devils, all things in heaven, earth, and sea; see Pe1 3:22
for in that he put all in subjection under him, he left…
Barnes' Notes
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels - Margin, “A little while inferior to.” The Greek may here mean a little inferior in rank, or inferior for a little time. But the probable meaning is,…
Adam Clarke
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels - We must again have recourse to the original from which this quotation is made: ותחסרהו מעט מאלהים vattechasserehu meat meelohim. If this be spoken of…
The apostle, having made this serious application of the doctrine of the personal excellency of Christ above the angels, now returns to that pleasant subject again, and pursues it further (Heb 2:5):…
Cambridge Bible
a little lower The "little" in the original (mëat) means "little in degree;" but is here applied to time "for a little while" as is clear from Heb 2:9. The writer was only acquainted with the LXX. and…