Psalms 78:39

So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.

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In The King James Version

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

In Context

38But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.

40How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

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Cross References

Genesis 6:3And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.

Job 7:16I have no desire for life, I would not be living for ever! Keep away from me, for my days are as a breath.

Psalms 103:14For he has knowledge of our feeble frame; he sees that we are only dust.

James 4:14When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:10-40

Wonders Wrought in Behalf of Israel; The Crimes of the Israelites; 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap. 14 In the daytime… Read the whole commentary →

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