Psalms 144:3-4
Psalms 144:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)
O LORD, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them? For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow.
Psalms 144:3-4 The Message (MSG)
I wonder why you care, GOD— why do you bother with us at all? All we are is a puff of air; we’re like shadows in a campfire.
Psalms 144:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Psalms 144:3-4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
O LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him? Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
Psalms 144:3-4 New Century Version (NCV)
LORD, why are people important to you? Why do you even think about human beings? People are like a breath; their lives are like passing shadows.
Psalms 144:3-4 American Standard Version (ASV)
Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Psalms 144:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.
Psalms 144:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)
LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
Psalms 144:3-4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
LORD, what is man that You take notice of him? Or the son of man that You think of him? [Job 7:17; Ps 8:4; Heb 2:6] Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Psalms 144:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)
O LORD, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them? For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow.