Psalms 8:4
(8-5) What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou thinkest of him?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
Cross References
Genesis 1:1IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 19:35And they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
Exodus 4:31And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had remembered the children of Israel, and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Job 7:17What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, and that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,
Psalms 4:2(4-3) O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be put to shame, in that ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah
Psalms 80:17(80-18) Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself.
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 →