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Psalms 8:4 — What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that…
“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”
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The verses around 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;
4What 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:
Verse explanation
After gazing at the immensity of the sky comes the question that gives the psalm its theme: faced with such greatness, why would God care about a human being so small?
From the Psalms 8 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 8:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Que é o homem mortal para que te lembres d'elle? e o filho do homem, para que o visites?
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O que é o homem, para que tu te lembres dele? E [o que é] o filho do homem, para que o visites?
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¿Qué son los seres humanos para que pienses en ellos? ¿Qué somos las personas para que cuides de nosotros?
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