V. 7.— Thou modest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou madest him a little lower than the angels.— Commentators are divided as to the expression—a little lower; some refer it to the shortness of time—a little while lower. It holds true in a measure in both senses. Man held the next place in creation to the angels; he is now not a little, lower than they. In his natural state he is like the beasts that perish.