Discovery BoxPsalms 8:4 
Context8:4 Of what importance is the human race, 1 that you should notice 2 them?
Of what importance is mankind, 3 that you should pay attention to them, 4
Psalms 144:3
Context144:3 O Lord, of what importance is the human race, 5 that you should notice them?
Of what importance is mankind, 6 that you should be concerned about them? 7
1 tn Heb “What is man[kind]?” The singular noun אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh, “man”) is used here in a collective sense and refers to the human race.
2 tn Heb “remember him.”
3 tn Heb “and the son of man.” The phrase “son of man” is used here in a collective sense and refers to human beings. For other uses of the phrase in a collective or representative manner, see Num 23:19; Ps 146:3; Isa 51:12.
4 tn The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 describe God’s characteristic activity.
5 tn Heb “What is mankind?” The singular noun אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh) is used here in a collective sense and refers to the human race. See Ps 8:5.
6 tn Heb “and the son of man.” The phrase “son of man” is used here in a collective sense and refers to human beings. For other uses of the phrase in a collective or representative manner, see Num 23:19; Ps 146:3; Isa 51:12.
7 tn Heb “take account of him.” The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 describe God’s characteristic activity.
