Psalms 144:3 · KJV
“LORD, what {is} man, that thou takest knowledge of him! {or} the son of man, that thou makest account of him!”
— Psalms 144:3
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. {My goodness: or, My mercy}
Man is like to vanity: his days {are} as a shadow that passeth away.
Psalms 144 — Context
[{A Psalm} of David.] Blessed {be} the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, {and} my fingers to fight: {strength: Heb. rock} {to war...: Heb. to the war, etc}
2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and {he} in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. {My goodness: or, My mercy}
3LORD, what {is} man, that thou takest knowledge of him! {or} the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4Man is like to vanity: his days {are} as a shadow that passeth away.
5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Cross References
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?
Psalms 146:3-4
Put not your trust in princes, {nor} in the son of man, in whom {there is} no help. {help: or, salvation}
Job 15:14
What {is} man, that he should be clean? and {he which is} born of a woman, that he should be righteous?