Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 8:4
4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalms 8:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
- New International Version (NIV)what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
- English Standard Version (ESV)what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
- New King James Version (NKJV)What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
Context of Psalms 8:4
2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
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מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 8:4
- Psalms 144:3Yhwh, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
- 2 Chronicles 6:18But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
- Job 7:17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
- Job 25:6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
- Isaiah 40:17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
- Hebrews 2:6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
- Psalms 4:2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after a lie? Selah.
- Psalms 80:17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
- Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
- Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
- Ezekiel 8:15Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
- Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
- Psalms 106:4Remember me, O Yhwh, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
- Genesis 21:1And Yhwh visited Sarah as he had said, And Yhwh did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
- Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that Yhwh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
- Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
Commentaries on Psalms 8:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4What is man - אנוש מה mah enosh, what is wretched, miserable man; man in his fallen state, full of infirmity, ignorance, and sin? That thou art mindful of him? - That thou settest thy heart upon him, keepest him continually in thy merciful view. And the son of man - אדם ובן uben Adam, and the son of Adam, the first great rebel; the fallen child of a fallen parent. See the note on Job 7:17. Some think eminent men are here intended. What is man in common…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4What is man - What claim has one so weak, and frail, and short-lived, to be remembered by time? What is there in man that entitles him to so much notice? Why has God conferred on him so signal honor? Why has he placed him over the works of his hands? Why has he made so many arrangements for his comfort? Why has he done so much to save him? He is so insignificant his life is so much like a vapor, he so soon disappears, he is so sinful and polluted, that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 We are to consider the heavens, that man thus may be directed to set his affections on things above. What is man, so mean a creature, that he should be thus honoured! so sinful a creature, that he should be thus favoured! Man has sovereign dominion over the inferior creatures, under God, and is appointed their lord. This refers to Christ. In He 2:6-8, the apostle, to prove the sovereign dominion of Christ, shows he is that Man, that Son of man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4son of man (literally son of Adam): This means "a human being." Through the influence of Daniel 7:13–14, son of man became a title with divine meaning in the New Testament. See Hebrews 2:6–8, where this passage is quoted.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. The allusion to the magnificence of the visible heavens is introduced for the purpose of illustrating God's condescension, who, though the mighty Creator of these glorious worlds of light, makes man the object of regard and recipient of favor.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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