Psalms 103:15
As for man, like the grass are his days: as the blossom of the field, so doth he bloom.
Leeser Tanakh
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.
16When a wind but passeth over it, it is gone, and its place will recognize it no more.
Cross References
Job 14:1Man born of a woman is short of days, and sated with harrowing trouble.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious ornament, which is on the eminence of the fat valley of those who are struck down by wine!
Isaiah 40:6A voice saith, Proclaim; and he saith, What shall I proclaim? all flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is as the flower of the field:
Isaiah 51:12I, I am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of a mortal that must die, and of a son of man who will wither as 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 →