Psalms 103:15
and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
In Context
14producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,
16The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
Cross References
Job 14:1Man, born of woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of arrogance, to the inebriated of Ephraim, and to the falling flower, the glory of his exultation, to those who were at the top of the very fat valley, staggering from wine.
Isaiah 40:6The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” And I said, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
Isaiah 51:12It is I, I myself, who will console you. Who are you that you would be afraid of a mortal man, and of a son of man, who will wither like the grass?
James 1:10and a rich one, in his humiliation, for he will pass away like the flower of the grass.
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 →