Psalms 8:3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that You visit him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. 6 Thou made him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.
To the casual reader, it seems set in stone that David and Paul are definitely referring to Adam. That’s one rendition, but Adam is not the focus of the scripture because he never died to save anyone. Thus, as Paul studies and writes, with Christ as the focal point, he comes up with a different understanding of the very same text.
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Here again is the very same thing occurring as David seems to be blurting out a barrage of curses against some unknown person, who, on the surface, seems to have done him some great wrong. In the next few verses, David seems to be seeking for revenge on his enemies, something which God instructs us against.
Psalms 109:14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!