Psalms 103:14
For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13Like a father pities his children, so the LORD pities them that fear him.
15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return unto the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust you are, and unto dust shall you return.
Job 7:21And why do you not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and you shall seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
Job 13:25Will you break a leaf driven back and forth? and will you pursue the dry stubble?
Psalms 78:39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passes away, and comes not again.
Ecclesiastes 12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto 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 →