KJV King James Version
LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
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Psalm 144:3
LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah, what is man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?
Surrounding context — Psalm 144
1 [A Psalm] of David. Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:
2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3 LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
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Psalm 8:4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?Job 7:17What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?Hebrews 2:6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?Job 15:14What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?Psalm 146:3-4Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.
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