God & Savior

Psalm 8:3-4

3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place— 4what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
Psalm 8:3-4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Verse 3

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֣ה שָׁ֭מֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂ֣י אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ יָרֵ֥חַ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. אֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'Eh“I will see”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  3. שָׁ֭מֶיךָSha.mei.kha“heavens your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  4. מַעֲשֵׂ֣יma.'a.Sei“[the] works”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
  5. אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ'etz.be.'o.Tei.kha“fingers your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶצְבַּע · “finger” · Strong's H0676
  6. יָרֵ֥חַya.Re.ach“[the] moon”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָרֵחַ · “moon” · Strong's H3394
  7. וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗יםve.kho.kha.Vim“and [the] stars”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כּוֹכָב · “star” · Strong's H3556
  8. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃ko.Na.ne.tah“you have established”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כּוּן · “make” · Strong's H3559I

Verse 4

Original language (Hebrew)

מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃

  1. מָֽה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. אֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.osh“[is] humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  3. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּtiz.ke.Re.nu“you will remember him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
  5. וּבֶן־u.ven-“and a son of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. אָ֝דָ֗ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  7. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃tif.ke.De.nu“you will pay attention to him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּקַד · “visit” · Strong's H6485I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)