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Psalm 8:4

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What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

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KJV King James Version

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

BSB Berean Standard Bible

what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

WEB World English Bible

what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?

ASV American Standard Version

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

What is man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

Surrounding context — Psalm 8

1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet:

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

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Job 7:17What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?Psalm 144:3LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!Hebrews 2:6-9But 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?Psalm 146:3Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.Luke 1:68Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,Genesis 21:1And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.2 Chronicles 6:18But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.Isaiah 51:12I, [even] I, [am] he that comforteth you: who [art] thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man [that] shall die, and of the son of man [which] shall be made [as] grass;Psalm 106:4Remember me, O LORD, with the favour [that thou bearest unto] thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;Job 25:6How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?Psalm 80:17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man [whom] thou madest strong for thyself.Psalm 4:2O ye sons of men, how long [will ye turn] my glory into shame? [how long] will ye love vanity, [and] seek after leasing? Selah.Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.Luke 19:44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.Isaiah 40:17All nations before him [are] as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.Ezekiel 8:15Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O son of man? turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations than these.1 Peter 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.