Psalms 8:4
\8:3\When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
In Context
5\8:4\What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?
Cross References
Genesis 1:1At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 19:35And that night again they made their father take much wine; and the younger daughter went into his bed; and he had no knowledge of when she went in or when she went away.
Exodus 4:31And the people had faith in them; and hearing that the Lord had taken up the cause of the children of Israel and had seen their troubles, with bent heads they gave him worship.
Job 7:17What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,
Psalms 4:2\4:1\Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.
Psalms 80:17\80:16\It is burned with fire; it is cut down: they are made waste by the wrath of your face.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 8:4-9
Condescension of God. 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 thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest 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; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of… Read the whole commentary →