Psalms 8:4
What is man, say I, that thou art mindefull of him? and the sonne of man, that thou visitest him?
Geneva Bible 1599
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 thou hast made him a little lower then God, and crowned him with glory and worship.
Cross References
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth.
Genesis 19:35So they made their father drinke wine that night also, and the yonger arose, and lay with him, but he perceiued not, when she lay downe, neither when she rose vp.
Exodus 4:31And the people beleeued, and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and had looked vpon their tribulation, they bowed downe, and worshipped.
Job 7:17What is man, that thou doest magnifie him, and that thou settest thine heart vpon him?
Psalms 4:2O ye sonnes of men, howe long will yee turne my glory into shame, louing vanitie, and seeking lyes? Selah.
Psalms 80:17Let thine hande be vpon the man of thy right hande, and vpon the sonne of man, whome thou madest strong for thine owne selfe.
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 →