Psalms 8:4

what are mortals, that you think of them, humans, that you visit them?

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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

3When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set there,

5Yet you made them little less than divine, crowned them with glory and majesty,

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Cross References

Genesis 1:1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,

Genesis 19:35So they made their father drink wine that night as well. The younger arose and lay with him. He, however, did not know when she lay down nor when she arose.

Psalms 4:2How long, you proud people, will my honor be stained by the slanders you love, and the lies that you follow? Selah

Psalms 80:17Support the one you have chosen, the one you have raised 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 →

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