Psalms 103:14
For He hath known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
In Context
13As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.
15Mortal man! as grass [are] his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;
Cross References
Genesis 3:19by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou [art], and unto dust thou turnest back.'
Job 7:21Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me — and I am not!
Job 13:25A leaf driven away dost Thou terrify? And the dry stubble dost Thou pursue?
Psalms 78:39And He remembereth that they [are] flesh, A wind going on — and it returneth not.
Ecclesiastes 12:7And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth 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 →