Psalms 103:14
for well he knows our frame, he remembers that we are dust.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who revere him;
15A person’s days are as grass; blossoms like a flower of the meadow.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat bread, until you return to the ground, for from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return!”
Psalms 78:39So he remembered that they were but flesh, breath that passes and does not return.
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 →