Psalms 103:15
אֱנוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִיר יָמָיו כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּן יָצִֽיץ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
In Context
14כִּי ־ הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי ־ עָפָר אֲנָֽחְנוּ ׃
16כִּי רוּחַ עָֽבְרָה ־ בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ וְלֹא ־ יַכִּירֶנּוּ עוֹד מְקוֹמֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Job 14:1אָדָם יְלוּד אִשָּׁה קְצַר יָמִים וּֽשְׂבַֽע ־ רֹֽגֶז ׃
Isaiah 28:1הוֹי עֲטֶרֶת גֵּאוּת שִׁכֹּרֵי אֶפְרַיִם וְצִיץ נֹבֵל צְבִי תִפְאַרְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עַל ־ רֹאשׁ גֵּֽיא ־ שְׁמָנִים הֲלוּמֵי יָֽיִן ׃
Isaiah 40:6קוֹל אֹמֵר קְרָא וְאָמַר מָה אֶקְרָא כָּל ־ הַבָּשָׂר חָצִיר וְכָל ־ חַסְדּוֹ כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶֽה ׃
Isaiah 51:12אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מְנַחֶמְכֶם מִֽי ־ אַתְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי מֵאֱנוֹשׁ יָמוּת וּמִבֶּן ־ אָדָם חָצִיר יִנָּתֵֽן ׃
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 →