Reading Elohim in Psalm 8:5: An Angelic Sense Supported by Ancient Evidence
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Because elohim has a broad meaning that can refer to angels, humans, or powerful beings, ancient witnesses such as the Septuagint and Hebrews, along with Jewish commentators Rashi and Metzudas Dovid, support reading it as angels rather than as God or as a generic plural “gods.”
