What is man, that he should be clean? And he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalm 144:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lord, what is man that You take notice of him? Or [the] son of man that You take account of him? [Job 7:17; Ps. 8:4; Heb. 2:6.] American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? Common English Bible What are human beings, LORD, that you know them at all? What are human beings that you even consider them? Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end. |
What is man, that he should be clean? And he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him,
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honour.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?