Psalms 8:5

"what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?"

Key Reflection

This question expresses the humility and insignificance of humanity in comparison to God's majesty, yet it also highlights God’s surprising concern for mankind. Despite our fleeting and frail nature, God deems us worthy of His attention and care, a profound reminder of His grace and love.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For thou hast made him -Thou hast made man as such; that is, he was such in the original design of his creation, in the rank given him, and in the dominion conceded to him. The object here is to show the honor conferred on man, or to show how God has regarded and honored him; and the thought is, that in his original creation, though so insignificant as compared with the vast worlds over which God presides, he had given him a rank but little inferior to that of the angels. See the notes atHebrews 2:7. A little lower -The Hebrew word used here -חסרchâsêr, means to want, to lack - and then, to be in want, to be diminished.

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