Psalms

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?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I behold	אֶרְאֶ֣ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
Your heavens	שָׁ֭מֶיךָ	šā·mê·k̲ā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8064 sky, aloft
the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֣י	ma·‘ă·śê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4639 deed, work
of Your fingers	אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ	’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H676 finger
the moon	יָרֵ֥חַ	yā·rê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
and the stars	וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים	wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You have set in place	כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה׃	kō·w·nā·nə·tāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3559 be firm

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
what	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is man	אֱנ֥וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You are mindful	תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ	ṯiz·kə·ren·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
or the son	וּבֶן־	ū·ḇen-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָ֝דָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You care for him	תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ׃	ṯip̄·qə·ḏen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 8:3 Genesis 1:1 · Psalm 33:6 · Psalm 104:19 · Psalm 111:2 · Psalm 89:11 · Romans 1:20 · Exodus 8:19 · Luke 11:20 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Job 22:12 · Psalm 136:7–9 · Genesis 1:16–18

Psalm 8:4 Job 7:17 · Psalm 144:3 · Hebrews 2:6–9 · Psalm 146:3 · Luke 1:68 · Psalm 80:17 · 2 Chronicles 6:18 · Genesis 21:1 · Job 25:6 · Matthew 8:20 · Isaiah 51:12 · Psalm 106:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.