Psalm 8:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then I ask, “Why do you care about us humans? Why are you concerned for us weaklings?”

Cross References

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:14

God said, “I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.

Genesis 19:35

That night they got their father drunk, and this time the younger sister slept with him. But once again he was too drunk even to know she was there.

Genesis 21:1

The LORD was good to Sarah and kept his promise.

2 Chronicles 6:18

There's not enough room in all of heaven for you, LORD God. How could you possibly live on earth in this temple I have built?

Job 25:6

So how can we humans, when we are merely worms?

Job 7:17

What makes you so concerned about us humans?

Psalm 106:4

Remember me, LORD, when you show kindness by saving your people.

Psalm 136:5

With wisdom he made the sky. God's love never fails.

Psalm 136:9

He lets the moon and the stars rule each night. God's love never fails.

Psalm 144:3

Why do we humans mean anything to you, our LORD? Why do you care about us?

Psalm 146:3

You can't depend on anyone, not even a great leader.

Psalm 19:2

Each day informs the following day; each night announces to the next.

Psalm 4:2

How long will you people refuse to respect me? You love foolish things, and you run after what is worthless.

Psalm 80:17

But help the one who sits at your right side, the one you raised to be your own.

Psalm 96:5

Other nations worship idols, but the LORD created the heavens.

Exodus 4:31

and everyone believed. They bowed down and worshipped the LORD because they knew that he had seen their suffering and was going to help them.

Isaiah 40:17

God thinks of the nations as far less than nothing.

Isaiah 51:12

I am the LORD, the one who encourages you. Why are you afraid of mere humans? They dry up and die like grass.

Ezekiel 8:15

God asked me, “Can you believe what these women are doing? But now I want to show you something worse.”

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own.”

Luke 1:68

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! He has come to save his people.

Luke 19:44

They will level you to the ground and kill your people. Not one stone in your buildings will be left on top of another. This will happen because you did not see that God had come to save you.

1 Peter 2:12

Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honour God by telling the good things they saw you do.