Psalm 8:3-4 (KJV)
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”
Psalm 8:3-4 is verse of the day number 251 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “What is man?”. It comes from Psalm 8, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.
Psalm 8:3-4 in other translations
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place— what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Psalm 8:3-4 in context
Psalm 8:1–7 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
1O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
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:
7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
Cross-references for Psalm 8:3-4
Passages most often linked to Psalm 8:3-4, strongest connections first.
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
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? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. …
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
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