Psalms 103:14
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13As a father hath mercy on his children, so hath the Lord mercy on those that fear him.
15As for man, like the grass are his days: as the blossom of the field, so doth he bloom.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground, for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Job 7:21And why wilt thou not forgive my transgression, and let my iniquity pass away? for soon must I lie down in the dust; and thou wilt seek for me, but I shall be no more.
Job 13:25Wilt thou terrify a leaf driven about [by the wind]? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
Psalms 78:39And he remembered that they are but flesh, a spirit that passeth away, and returneth not again.
Ecclesiastes 12:7When the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return unto 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 →