Psalms 103:14
For he knows how we are made.He remembers that we are dust.
New Heart English Bible
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 3:19By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Job 7:21Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity?For now shall I lie down in the dust.You will seek me diligently, but I shall 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 →