Psalms 144:3

יְֽהוָה מָה ־ אָדָם וַתֵּדָעֵהוּ בֶּן ־ אֱנוֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2חַסְדִּי וּמְצוּדָתִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּֽמְפַלְטִי לִי מָגִנִּי וּב/וֹ חָסִיתִי הָרוֹדֵד עַמִּי תַחְתָּֽי ׃

4אָדָם לַהֶבֶל דָּמָה יָמָיו כְּצֵל עוֹבֵֽר ׃

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Cross References

Job 15:14מָֽה ־ אֱנוֹשׁ כִּֽי ־ יִזְכֶּה וְכִֽי ־ יִצְדַּק יְלוּד אִשָּֽׁה ׃

Psalms 8:5מָֽה ־ אֱנוֹשׁ כִּֽי ־ תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן ־ אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ ׃

Isaiah 2:22חִדְלוּ לָכֶם מִן ־ הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר נְשָׁמָה בְּאַפּוֹ כִּֽי ־ בַמֶּה נֶחְשָׁב הֽוּא ׃ פ

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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