Psalms 8:4
what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
Majority Standard Bible
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
5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
Cross References
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 19:35So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
Psalms 80:17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
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 →