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Psalm 144:3–4

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3O Lord, nwhat is man that you oregard him,

or the son of man that you think of him?

4pMan is like a breath;

his days are like qa passing rshadow.

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Cross references

  1. nSee Ps. 8:4
  2. oSee Ps. 31:7
  3. pPs. 39:5
  4. qPs. 102:11; 109:23
  5. rJob 8:9

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

mere mortals that you think of them?

They are like a breath;

their days are like a fleeting shadow.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Lord, what is a human that you care for him,

a son of man that you think of him?

A human is like a breath;

his days are like a passing shadow.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

mere mortals that you should think about them?

For they are like a breath of air;

their days are like a passing shadow.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

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

Humankind is like a breath,

his days like a passing shadow.

KJV 1900King James Version

Lord, what is man, that thou Takest knowledge of him!

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

Man is like to vanity:

His days are as a shadow that passeth away.