Psalms 103:14
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know 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
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Read in contextJob 10:9
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
Read in contextPsalms 78:38–39
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
Read in contextGenesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Read in contextPsalms 89:47
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
Read in contextJob 7:21
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
Read in contextJob 7:5–7
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
Read in contextJob 13:25
Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
Read in context