Psalms 8:4
What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?
Updated King James Version
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 have crowned him with glory and honour.
Cross References
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 19:35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Job 7:17What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set yours heart upon him?
Psalms 4:2O all of you sons of men, how long will all of you turn my glory into shame? how long will all of you love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Psalms 80:17Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, upon 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 →