Psalms 8:4
what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
World English Bible Classic
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
5For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.
Cross References
Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 19:35They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger went and lay with him. He didn’t know when she lay down, nor when she got up.
Exodus 4:31The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
Job 7:17What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
Psalms 4:2You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.
Psalms 80:17Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong 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 →