Psalms 103:14
He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread until thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken, for earth thou art and to earth thou shalt return.
Job 7:21Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning, I am no more.
Job 13:25Wilt thou be startled at me, as at a leaf shaken by the wind? or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?
Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust also return to the earth as 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 →