Psalms 144:3

LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

World English Bible

In The King James Version

LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

In Context

2my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

4Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

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Cross References

Job 15:14What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Psalms 8:5For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.

Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?

Matthew Henry on Psalms 144:2-9

Grateful Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness; Prayer for Success against Enemies. 1 Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 3 Lord , what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord , and… Read the whole commentary →

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