Psalms 103:15
and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
In Context
16The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted. 1
Cross References
Job 14:1For a mortal born of a woman is short lived, and full of wrath.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, the flower that has fallen from the glory of the top of the fertile mountain, they that are drunken without wine.
Isaiah 40:6-7 The voice of one saying, Cry; and I said, What shall I cry? + 40:6-7 1 Pe 1:24 All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass:
Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am he that comforts you: consider who you are, that you were afraid of mortal man, and of the son of man, who are withered as 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 →