Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

what [is] a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?

New American Standard Bible

What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?

King James Version

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Holman Bible

what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?

International Standard Version

what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?

A Conservative Version

what is man that thou remember him? And the son of man that thou succor him?

American Standard Version

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Amplified


What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?

Bible in Basic English

What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

Darby Translation

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Julia Smith Translation

What is man that thou wilt remember him? and the son of man that thou wilt review him?

King James 2000

What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?

Modern King James verseion

what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man, that You visit him?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And what is the son of man that thou visitest him?

NET Bible

Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them,

New Heart English Bible

what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?

The Emphasized Bible

What was weak man, that thou shouldst make mention of him? or the son of the earthborn, that thou shouldst set him in charge?

Webster

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

World English Bible

what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?

Youngs Literal Translation

What is man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 8:4

References

Images Psalm 8:4

Prayers for Psalm 8:4

Context Readings

God's Glory, Man's Dignity

3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, [the] moon and [the] stars which you set in place-- 4 what [is] a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him? 5 And you made him a little lower than heavenly beings, and [with] glory and [with] majesty you crowned him.

Cross References

Job 7:17

"What [is] a human being that you make him great and that {you fix your mind on him},

Psalm 144:3

O Yahweh, what [is] humankind that you take knowledge of him, [or the] son of man that you take thought of him?

Genesis 21:1

And Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said. And Yahweh did to Sarah as he had promised.

Job 25:6

{How much less} for a human being [who is] a maggot, and {a human} [who is] a worm?"

Psalm 80:17

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on [the] son of humankind [whom] you made strong for yourself.

Exodus 4:31

And the people believed when they heard that Yahweh had attended to the {Israelites} and that he had seen their misery, and they knelt down and they worshiped.

2 Chronicles 6:18

"But will God indeed dwell with humankind upon the earth? Look, the heavens and {the highest heavens} cannot contain you! Surely then this house that I have built [will not contain you!]

Psalm 4:2

O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace? [How long] will you love vanity? [How long] will you seek lies? Selah

Psalm 106:4

Remember me, O Yahweh, when [you show] favor to your people. Look after me when you deliver,

Psalm 146:3

Do not place trust in princes, in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.

Isaiah 40:17

All the nations [are] like nothing before him; they are counted by him as nothing and emptiness.

Isaiah 51:12

"I, I [am] he who comforts you; who [are] you that you are afraid of man? He dies! And of [the] son of humankind? He is {sacrificed} [as] grass!

Ezekiel 8:15

And he said to me, "Have you seen, son of man? Still {you will see again} greater detestable things than these."

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

Luke 1:68

"Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited to help and {has redeemed} his people,

Luke 19:44

And they will raze you to the ground, [you] and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, {because} you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

Hebrews 2:6-9

But someone testified somewhere, saying, "What is man, that you remember him, or the son of man, that you care for him?

1 Peter 2:12

maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in [the things] in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.

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