Psalms 144:3
O Yahweh! what is the earthborn, And yet thou hast acknowledged him,—the son of a mortal, And yet thou hast taken account of him:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4The earthborn, resembleth, a vapour, his days, are like a passing shadow.
Cross References
Job 15:14What is a mortal, that he should be pure? or that righteous should be one born of a woman?
Psalms 8:5That thou shouldst make him little less than messengers of God, with glory and honour, shouldst crown him?
Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from the son of earth, In whose nostrils is but a breath,—For wherein to be reckoned upon, 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 →