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4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
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LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? …
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-9)David here goes on to magnify the honour of God by recounting the honours he has put upon man, especially the man Christ Jesus. The condescensions of the divine grace call for our praises as much as the elevations of the divine glory. How God has condescended in favour to man the psalmist here observes with wonder and thankfulness, and recommends it to our thoughts. See here, I. What it is that le…
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