Psalms

Psalm 8:3–6

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?

⁵You made him a little lower than the angels;^c

You crowned him with glory and honor.

⁶You made him ruler of the works of Your hands;

You have placed everything under his feet:^d

Footnotes

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You made him a little lower	וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ	wat·tə·ḥas·sə·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease
than the angels	מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים	mê·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
You crowned him	תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ׃	tə·‘aṭ·ṭə·rê·hū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5849 surround
with glory	וְכָב֖וֹד	wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
and honor	וְהָדָ֣ר	wə·hā·ḏār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1926 ornament, splendour, honour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You made him ruler	תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּ	tam·šî·lê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
of the works	בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣י	bə·ma·‘ă·śê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4639 deed, work
of Your hands	יָדֶ֑יךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
You have placed	שַׁ֣תָּה	šat·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
everything	כֹּ֝ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
under	תַֽחַת־	ṯa·ḥaṯ-	Preposition	H8478 the under part
his feet	רַגְלָֽיו׃	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot