Under the Elohim

In Psalm 8, the writer marvels at the position that God has put man in. In Genesis 1:26, “God said, ‘Let us make man…’” In Psalm 8:5, David wrote of man that Yahweh had “… made him to be a little lower than…” and then used the same word that translators generally agree to translate as “God” in the Genesis 1:26 passage.

Translators argue about how to translate it in Psalm 8:5. Arguable options include God, god, gods, heavenly beings, and angels. Verse 6 points out that in the “just a little lower than awesome” position Yahweh put us in, He has given us authority over everything His hands made.

If it finds its way into the earth, and was created by Yahweh, He has lent us His authority over it to dominate it.