Psalms 103:14
for he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
15man's days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth, out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.
Job 7:21Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.
Job 13:25Against a leaf, that is carried away with the wind, thou shewest thy power, and thou pursuest a dry straw.
Psalms 78:39And he remembered that they are flesh: a wind that goeth and returneth not.
Ecclesiastes 12:7And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return 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 →