Psalms

Psalm 8:4–8

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

⁷all sheep and oxen,

and even the beasts of the field,

⁸the birds of the air and the fish of the sea,

all that swim the paths of the seas.

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
all	כֻּלָּ֑ם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
sheep	צֹנֶ֣ה	ṣō·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H6792 flock
and oxen	וַאֲלָפִ֣ים	wa·’ă·lā·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H504 cattle
and even	וְ֝גַ֗ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the beasts	בַּהֲמ֥וֹת	ba·hă·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the field	שָׂדָֽי׃	śā·ḏāy	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the birds	צִפּ֣וֹר	ṣip·pō·wr	Noun - common singular construct	H6833 bird
of the air	שָׁ֭מַיִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and the fish	וּדְגֵ֣י	ū·ḏə·ḡê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1709 fish
of the sea	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
all that swim	עֹ֝בֵ֗ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the paths	אָרְח֥וֹת	’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - common plural construct	H734 way, path
of the seas	יַמִּֽים׃	yam·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea