Psalms 103:14
For he has knowledge of our feeble frame; he sees that we are only dust.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
15As for man, his days are as grass: his beautiful growth is like the flower of the field.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
Job 7:21And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.
Job 13:25Will you be hard on a leaf in flight before the wind? will you make a dry stem go more quickly on its way?
Psalms 78:39So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.
Ecclesiastes 12:7And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back 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 →