(ESV)"Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor."
(LSB)"Yet You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You crown him with glory and majesty!"
(CSB)"You made him little less than God and crowned him with glory and honor."
The main difference in these translations is how they translate the Hebrew word elohim. The term elohim can mean God, gods, or heavenly beings/angels. The ESV and LSB are in basic agreement with heavenly beings and angels, while the CSB translates it as God. Psalm 8:5 is quoted by the writer of Hebrews in Hebrews 2:7.
(Hebrews 2:7)"You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor," (ESV)
All the translations have angels in Hebrews 2:7 where Psalm 8:5 is quoted as a messianic prophecy about Jesus. The author of Hebrews quotes Psalm 8:5 from the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) which has angels.
(ESV) English Standard Version
(LSB) Legacy Standard Bible
(CSB) Christian Standard Bible
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