Psalms 103:14
For he knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13Like as a father pities his sons, So LORD pities those who fear him.
15As for man, his days are as grass, as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it thou were taken. For thou are dust, and to dust thou shall return.
Job 7:21And why do thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lay down in the dust, and thou will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
Job 13:25Will thou harass a driven leaf? And will thou pursue the dry stubble?
Psalms 78:39And he remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and comes not again.
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 103:7-19
Goodness and Compassion of God. 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As… Read the whole commentary →