Psalms 103:14
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
16 when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
- KJV
- For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
- WEB
- For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
- ASV
- For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
- DARBY
- For himself knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
- BLB
- For He knows our form; He remembers that we [are] dust.
- ÅB
- For han vet hvordan vi er skapt, han kommer i hu at vi er støv.
- OTB
- For Han forstår vår natur;
Han husker at vi er støv. - B1930
- For han vet hvorledes vi er skapt, han kommer i hu at vi er støv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Read in contextJob 10:9
Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
Read in contextPsalms 78:38–39
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
Read in contextGenesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Read in contextPsalms 89:47
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
Read in contextJob 7:21
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
Read in contextJob 7:5–7
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
Read in contextJob 13:25
Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
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