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

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men

Lord, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?

With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.

Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.
Such men will never be put to shame
when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.

But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by men and despised by people.

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.

God’s anger flared up against them,
and He killed some of their best men.
He struck down Israel’s choice young men.

Let Your hand be with the man at Your right hand,
with the son of man
You have made strong for Yourself.

wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.