Psalms 103:14
For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13Like a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.
15As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.”
Job 7:21Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now will I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I will not be.”
Job 13:25Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
Psalms 78:39He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to 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 →