Psalms 103:15
As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
Noyes Bible
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.
16The wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And its place shall know it no more.
Cross References
Job 14:1Man, that is born of woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, To the fading flower, his glorious beauty, At the head of the rich valley of a people stupefied with wine.
Isaiah 40:6A voice said, Proclaim! And I said, What shall I proclaim? All flesh is grass, And all its comeliness as the flower of the field.
Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am he that hath pity upon you; Who art thou, that thou art afraid of man, that shall die, Of the son of man, that shall perish like grass,
James 1:10but the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he will 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 →