Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible






What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour. Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:

Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high; Who humbleth himself to look on the heavens and on the earth?

Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?

Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me.

Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath, that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,




When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?


What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly: How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!

Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect? Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment? read more.
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?

And how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman? Lo, even the moon is not bright; and the stars are not pure in his sight: How much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned? I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee. read more.
Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou. If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand? Thy wickedness may affect a man as thou art, and thy righteousness a son of man.

Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place, That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him? Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.