ʾenoš in this and other passages. Jesus’ choice of “son of man” as his personal self-designation (in contrast to Messiah) is certainly revealing. By adopting this title as his own and connecting it as he does with the suffering servant of the latter half of Isaiah, he particularly identifies with the fragile weakness of mortal human beings, who are dependent for their very existence on the gracious mercy of God. In any case, the psalmist, by the use of these two words, drives home the frailty and