Psalms 144:3

Psalms 144:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
• New Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them?

Context of Psalms 144:3

1Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. 2He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? 4They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow. 5Part your heavens, Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke.

Psalms 144:3 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה מָה־אָ֭דָם וַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּ בֶּן־אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• that thou takest knowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• that thou makest accountחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: thinkH2803

Cross-references for Psalms 144:3

• Psalms 8:4what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
• Job 7:17“What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention,
• Job 16:14Again and again he bursts upon me; he rushes at me like a warrior.
• Hebrews 2:6But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him?
• Psalms 146:3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.

Commentaries on Psalms 144:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? - The sentiment here is the same as in Psalm 8:4, though the language is not precisely the same. See the notes at that passage. The word rendered “that thou takest knowledge of him,” means here to take notice of; to regard. The idea is, It is amazing that a being so insignificant as man should be an object of interest to God, or that One so great should pay any attention to him and to his affairs. In…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4what is man: The same question in Psalm 8:4–6 leads to the answer that humans are only mortal (they do not live forever), yet God gives them honor and responsibility to rule. The psalmist focuses on how brief and fragile human life is. He describes it as temporary and passing quickly (see Psalms 90:3, 7–10; 102:11; 109:23; 146:4).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 3what is man What are Persia [Esau, acc. to mss.] and Ishmael before You that You know them to lavish greatness upon them?Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 144:3

• Condescension of God
• God
• Humility
• Life
• Man

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Account
• Happy
• Plant
• Street
• Strong
• Make, Maker
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 144

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings