Psalms 103:15
man's days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
In Context
14for he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:
16For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more.
Cross References
Job 14:1Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower the glory of his joy, who were on the head of the fat valley, staggering with wine.
Isaiah 40:6The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the held.
Isaiah 51:12I, I myself will comfort you: who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of a mortal man, and of the son of man, who shall wither away like grass?
James 1:10And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.
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 →