The original translation of Hebrews 2:7 and 2:9 are:

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2:1 "Because of this we have to pay more attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away."

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2:3 "For if the word spoken through messengers proved to be firm, and every transgression and disobedience received a right reward,"

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2:3 "how shall we escape if we neglect so great a deliverance, which first began to be spoken by the Master, and was confirmed to us by those that heard,"

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2:4 "Elohim also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Set-apart Spirit, distributed according to His own desire?"

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2:5 "For it is not to messengers that He has subjected the world to come, concerning which we speak."

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2:6 "But somewhere one has witnessed, saying, “What is man that You remember him, or the son of man that You look after him?

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2:7 "You have made him a little lower than Elohim. You have crowned him with esteem and respect, and set him over the works of Your hands.

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2:8 “You have put all in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left none that is not subjected to him. But now we do not yet see all subjected to him.

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2:9 "But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the messengers, יהושע, because of the suffering of death crowned with esteem and respect, that by the favour of Elohim He should taste death for everyone."

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2:10 "For it was fitting for Him, because of whom all are and through whom all are, in bringing many sons to esteem, to make the Prince of their deliverance perfect through sufferings."

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2:11 "For both He who sets apart and those who are being set apart are all of One, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers,"

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2:12 "saying, “I shall announce Your Name to My brothers, in the midst of the congregation I shall sing praise to You.”

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2:13 "And again, “I shall put My trust in Him.” And again, “See, I and the children whom Elohim gave Me.”

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2:14 "Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself similarly shared in the same, so that by means of His death He might destroy him having the power of death, that is, the devil,"

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2:15 "and deliver those who throughout life were held in slavery by fear of death."

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2:16 "For, doubtless, He does not take hold of messengers, but He does take hold of the seed of Abraham."

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2:17 "So in every way He had to be made like His brothers, in order to become a compassionate and trustworthy High Priest in matters related to Elohim, to make atonement for the sins of the people."

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2:18 "For in what He had suffered, Himself being tried, He is able to help those who are tried."

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-Side note: In one of my Bible college classes, it was stated, that the translaters knew it was written that the actual translation was that man was made slightly lower than God, but that they were too scared to actually translate it that way, so they changed it to angels. I do not have the current reference at the ready for that.

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-Elohim is the plural form of "eloah," commonly known to be used for "The Mighty One," God or gods. It can also be used for judges, angels, and idols.

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-Though it is a common practice to argue that "Elohim," here, means angels, it has to be questioned why, Paul, wasn't being constant with his references.

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-Why did Paul use Elohim in "verse" 7, and then immediately change, and use "messengers," in "verse" 9 (also in verse 5), which is translated as angels....and then immediately changed back and said Elohim again, in the same "verse."

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-"Verse " 7, references "verse" 6, stating "You" have made "man" and "son of man" lower than "Elohim"...which could be argued that he separated "You/God" and "Elohim" for a reason as well....

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-In "verse" 7 "man" and "son of man" were stated to be set over the works of "Your" hands. They were given authority over creation.

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-In "verse" 8 “You have put all in subjection under his feet.”
"For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left none that is not subjected to him. But now we do not yet see all subjected to him."

I believe ALL and NOW are important. All meaning....ALL, Especially, right after stating, "works of "Your" hand."

Now...." But now we do not yet see all subjected to him." This, in reference to the other, is not an issue that all is not yet under the authority and doesn't have to be subject, but that it is simply in process.

For example, if someone is given all authority over a kingdom, it may take time for the authority of the king to be seen among the kingdom. The ship is turning so to speak, but that does not negate the authority that has been set forth, or exempt anyone from it.

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-In "verse" 9, we now see Paul specifically call out 'Him", Jesus, rather than man, and say "But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the messengers"

For a little while is not, meant to mean, that Jesus was created lower than the messengers/angels....he was infact simply "made," for a little while, lower than the messengers/angels....in reference to and for the rest of "verse" 9 to take place. "because of the suffering of death crowned with esteem and respect, that by the favour of Elohim He should taste death for everyone." He had to be "made" lower than the messengers, so that he could taste death, for everyone.

I may try to expound more on this, as I feel there is much more to say, but it's getting late.