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videbo enim caelos tuos opera digitorum tuorum lunam et stellas quae fundasti
What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?
What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
what is man that Thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that Thou dost visit him?
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
What is man, that you remember him, and a son of man that you visit him?
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest him?
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
what is a mortal that you remember him or the Son of Man that you take care of him?
what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him?
what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?
Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them,
What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?
what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
So why do you even think about men and women? Why do you take care of humans?
What [is] man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?
what is man, that You think of him, the son of man that You care for him?
I can’t help but wonder why You care about mortals— sons and daughters of men— specks of dust floating about the cosmos.
I cannot understand how you can bother with mere puny man, to pay any attention to him!
When I look up at your heavens that have been formed by your fingers, the moon and the stars that you set in place,
What is man that You remember him, And the son of man that You care for him?
what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou dost visit him?
what is a human being that you remember him, a son of man that you look after him?
What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?
But why are people even important to you? Why do you take care of human beings?
I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewelry, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Then I look at my micro-self and wonder, Why do you bother with us? Why take a second look our way?
what is man that you remember him, the son of man that you pay attention to him!
what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?
what are human beings, that you think of them; mere mortals, that you care for them?
What is a man, that is mankind, that thou art mindful of him; either the son of a virgin [or the son of man], for thou visitest him? (What is a man, that is humankind, that thou art mindful of him; or who is the son of a man, that thou should care about him?)
Then I ask, “Why do you care about us humans? Why are you concerned for us weaklings?”
what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him?
what are humans that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?
what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?
what are human beings that you think about them; what are human beings that you pay attention to them?
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?
what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars that you set in place—
What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him?
·But why are people even important to you [L What are people that you remember them]? Why do you take care of ·human beings [L the son of man]?
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You established—
what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him?
What are human beings that you think about them? What is a son of man that you take care of him?
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars that you set in place —
what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?
What is enosh (mankind), that Thou art mindful of him? And the ben adam, that Thou visitest him?
what is a mortal that you remember him or the Son of Man that you take care of him?
what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You attend to him?
And I wonder, “Why are people so important to you? Why do you even think about them? Why do you care so much about humans? Why do you even notice them?”
But why is man important to you? Why do you take care of human beings?
what is a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?
what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
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