Question on Psalm 8:5?

[Esaias]

There is no place in the Old Testament where Elohim means "angels;" and, though the LXX. so translate in the present passage, and the rendering has passed from them into the New Testament (Hebrews 2:7), it cannot be regarded as critically correct.

In other words, the apostles were wrong. And the translators of the OT into Greek over 2000 years ago were wrong.

Gill: Hebrews 2:7
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels,.... In the Hebrew text it is, "than Elohim", which some render, "than God"; but it is rightly rendered by the apostle, "than angels"; and so the Targum, Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, interpret it.

It should also be pointed out that the phrase "a little lower" does not refer to level, but to time. "For a little while You have made him lower than the angels". This could not apply to mankind in reference to being lower than God Himself, because always has been and always will be lower than God. Thus, it must refer to man, who though made in the image and likeness of God was nevertheless made lower than the angels as a consequence of sin, which dimunition of glory is temporary because it will end in the resurrection. further, this is applied to Christ as well, who was indeed made lower than the angels FOR A LIMITED TIME (His earthly pre-Resurrection life) in which He was subject to death.

Again, Gill:

Christ was made a little lower than the angels, through the assumption of the human nature, which is inferior to angels, especially the corporeal part of it, and in this Kimchi makes the lessening to be; and more especially as that was assumed by Christ, with the infirmities of it; and by reason of the straits and indigencies he was brought into in it; besides, he was in it made under the law, which was given by angels, and to some parts of which they are not subject; and sometimes he stood in need of the ministry and support of angels, and had it; particularly he was made lower than they, when he was deprived of the gracious presence of God, and in the time of his sufferings and death; and which seem chiefly to be respected, as appears from Heb_2:9 and the word "little" may not so much intend the degree of his humiliation, as the duration of it; for it may be rendered, "a little while"; in which sense it is used in Act_5:34 as the Hebrew word מעט is in Psa_37:10 and so may respect the time of his suffering death; and at most the time from his incarnation to his resurrection; for he could not continue long in this low estate, which is matter of joy to us; he could not be held by the cords of death, but must rise, and be exalted above angels, as he is: and he was made so low by God, Jehovah the Father, whose name is excellent in all the earth, Psa_8:1 he preordained him to this low estate; he prepared a body for him, and had a very great hand in his sufferings and death; though neither of these were contrary to his will: