Psalms 144:3
Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
Psalms 144:3 in other translations
| BSB | O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him? |
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| WEB | LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him? |
| ASV | Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? |
| YLT | Jehovah, what is man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him? |
| DARBY | Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him? |
| BBE | Lord, what is man, that you keep him in mind? or the son of man that you take him into account? |
| Webster | LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! |
What does Psalms 144:3 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 144:1-8
When men become eminent for things as to which they have had few advantages, they should be more deeply sensible that God has been their Teacher. Happy those to whom the Lord gives that noblest victory, conquest and dominion over their own spirits. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy. There was a special power of God, inclining the people of Israel to be subject to David…
Psalms 144:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 144:3
- Psalms 8:4
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
- Job 7:17
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
- Hebrews 2:6
But 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 15:14
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
- Psalms 146:3-4
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
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Context
- Psalms 144:2
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.
- Psalms 144:3
Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
- Psalms 144:4
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Psalms 144:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Oh Jehová, ¿qué es el hombre, para que de él conozcas? ¿ó el hijo del hombre, para que lo estimes? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Éternel! qu’est-ce que l’homme, que tu prennes connaissance de lui?… le fils de l’homme, que tu tiennes compte de lui? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova, was ist der Mensch, daß du Kenntnis von ihm nimmst, der Sohn des Menschen, daß du ihn beachtest? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis, et magnitudinis ejus non est finis. |