Psalm 8:4 - Easy To Read Version Why are people so important to you?\par Why do you even remember them?\par Why are people {\cf2\super [42]} so important to you?\par Why do you even notice them?\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him? American Standard Version (1901) What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? Common English Bible what are human beings that you think about them; what are human beings that you pay attention to them? Catholic Public Domain Version For I will behold your heavens, the works of your fingers: the moon and the stars, which you have founded. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded. |
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. These lights will be used for special signs and to show when special meetings [4] begin. And they will be used to show the days and years.
So that night the two girls got their father drunk with wine. Then the younger daughter went into his bed and had sexual relations with him. Again, Lot {was so drunk} that he did not know when she came to bed or when she got up.
The Lord kept the promise he had made to Sarah. The Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.
“But we know that you, God, will not really live on the earth with people. Heaven and the highest of heavens cannot hold you! And we know that this temple {\cf2\super [102]} I built cannot hold you!
People are much less pure.\par People are like maggots, {\cf2\super [46]} \par like worthless worms!”\par
God, why is man so important to you?\par Why should you honor him?\par Why do you even notice him?\par
Lord, remember me when you are kind\par to your people.\par Remember to save me, too!\par
Praise God, the One that used wisdom\par to make the skies!\par His true love continues forever.\par
God made the moon and stars\par to rule the night.\par His true love continues forever.\par
Lord, why are people important to you?\par Why do you even notice us?\par
Don’t depend on your leaders for help.\par Don’t trust people.\par Why? Because people can’t save you.\par
Each new day tells more of the story.\par And each night reveals more and more about God’s power.\par
People, how long will you say bad things about me?\par You people keep looking for new lies \{to tell about me\}.\par You people love telling those lies.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [15]})\i0 \par
God, reach out to the son\par who stood by your right side.\par Reach out to the son you raised.\par
All of the “gods” in other nations\par are only statues.\par But the Lord made the heavens.\par
The people believed that God had sent Moses. The people of Israel knew that God had seen their troubles, and that he had come to help them. So they bowed down and worshiped God.
Compared to God,\par all the nations of the world are nothing.\par Compared to God,\par all the nations are worth nothing at all.\par
The Lord says,\par “I am the One who comforts you.\par So why should you be afraid of people?\par They are only people that live and die.\par They are only humans—\par they die the same as grass.”\par
\{God\} said to me, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [69]} do you see these terrible things? Come with me and you will see things that are even worse than this!”
Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests to live in. But the Son of Man {\cf2\super [96]} has no place where he can rest his head.”
“Praise to the Lord God of Israel (the Jews).\par God has come to help his people\par and has given them freedom.\par
They will destroy you and all your people. Not one stone of your buildings will stay on top of another. All this will happen because you did not know the time when God came to save you.”
People who don’t believe are living all around you. Those people may say that you are doing wrong. So live good lives. Then they will see the good things you do, and they will give glory to God on that day when he comes.