Psalms 8:4

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 

Ge 21:1; Ex 4:31; 2Ch 6:18; Job 7:17; Job 25:6; Ps 4:2; Ps 80:17; Ps 106:4; Ps 144:3; Ps 146:3; Isa 40:17; Isa 51:12; Eze 8:15; Mt 8:20; Lu 1:68; Lu 19:44; Heb 2:6-9; 1Pe 2:12

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.