3 Lord, what are human beings that you care for them,

mere mortals that you think of them?

4 They are like a breath;

their days are like a fleeting shadow.

3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

3 O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them,

mere mortals that you should think about them?

4 For they are like a breath of air;

their days are like a passing shadow.

3 Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?

4 Man is like a breath;

His days are like a passing shadow.

3 Lord, why are people important to you?

Why do you even think about human beings?

4 People are like a breath;

their lives are like passing shadows.

3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

4 Man is like to vanity:

His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him? 4 Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

3 O Lord, what are humans that you should care about them? 

What are mere mortals that you should think about them? 

4 Humans are like a breath of air. 

Their life span is like a fleeting shadow. 

3 Lord, what is man, that You care for him,

the son of man, that You think of him?

4 Man is like a breath;

his days are like a passing shadow.

3 O Lord, what are human beings that you regard them,

or mortals that you think of them?

4 They are like a breath;

their days are like a passing shadow.

3 O Yahweh, what is humankind that you take knowledge of him,

or the son of man that you take thought of him?

4 Humankind is like a breath,

his days like a passing shadow.

3 Lord, what is a human being that you take care of him?

What is a son of man that you think about him?

4 His life doesn’t last any longer than a breath.

His days are like a shadow that quickly disappears.

3 O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that You think of him?

4 Man is like a mere breath;

His days are like a passing shadow.