Psalms 103:16
The wind goes over it and it is gone; and its place sees it no longer.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
In Context
15As for man, his days are as grass: his beautiful growth is like the flower of the field.
Cross References
Genesis 5:24And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
Job 7:8The eye of him who sees me will see me no longer: your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
Job 8:18If he is taken away from his place, then it will say, I have not seen you.
Job 20:9The eye which saw him sees him no longer; and his place has no more knowledge of him.
Isaiah 40:6A voice of one saying, Give a cry! And I said, What is my cry to be? All flesh is grass, and all its strength like the flower of the field.
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 →