Parallel Verses

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?

Lexham Expanded Bible

what [is] a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for 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 consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained;
4 What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?
5 Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!


Cross References

Job 7:17

What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,

Psalm 144:3

O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?

Genesis 21:1

Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised.

Job 25:6

How much less man, that maggot,
And the son of man, that worm!”

Psalm 80:17

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.

Exodus 4:31

So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped.

2 Chronicles 6:18

“But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built.

Psalm 4:2

O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.

Psalm 106:4

Remember me, O Lord, in Your favor toward Your people;
Visit me with Your salvation,

Psalm 146:3

Do not trust in princes,
In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

Isaiah 40:17

All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.

Isaiah 51:12

“I, even I, am He who comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies
And of the son of man who is made like grass,

Ezekiel 8:15

He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Yet you will see still greater abominations than these.”

Matthew 8:20

Jesus *said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

Luke 1:68

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,

Luke 19:44

and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

Hebrews 2:6-9

But one has testified somewhere, saying,
What is man, that You remember him?
Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?

1 Peter 2:12

Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Jump To Previous

Jump To Next

Word Concordance

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain