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Psalms 8:4

Identity and self-worthGod's love

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;

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:

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BSB
what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
KJV
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
WEB
what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
ASV
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
DARBY
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
BLB
what [is] man that You should remember him, and the son of man, that You would attend to him?
ÅB
hva er da et menneske, at du minnes ham,
og et menneskebarn, at du ser til ham!
OTB
Hva er mennesket at du husker på dem,
Og hva er et menneskebarn at du tar deg av ham?
B1930
hvad er da et menneske, at du kommer ham i hu, og et menneskebarn, at du ser til ham!

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