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Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?
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Awe at God's Attention
Commentators agree that this verse expresses profound awe at God's condescension. David contrasts God's greatness with humanity's smallness and frailty, wondering why the Creator would pay any attention to such insignificant beings. This sense of amazement at God's personal care is a foundational aspect of worship.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
See Psalms 8:4.
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
O Jehovah! what is man, etc. He amplifies the goodness shown by God by instituting a comparison. Having declared how uniquely he …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lord, what [is] man, that you take knowledge of him ? &c.] Man, that is at most and best but a creature, made of the…
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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