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Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? - The sentiment here is the same as in Psalm 8:4, though the language is not …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Have you not often felt like this? You have said, "Lord, how could you have bestowed such favors upon me, so utterly unworthy, so insignificant, so…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O Jehovah! what is man, etc. He amplifies the goodness shown by God by instituting a comparison. Having declared how uniquely he …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Lord, what [is] man, that you take knowledge of him ?
&c.] Man, that is at most and best but a creature, made of the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When individuals become eminent for things for which they have had few advantages, they should be more deeply aware that God has been their Teacher…

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