Psalm 144:3–4
Psalm 144:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
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.
Psalm 144:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
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.