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Psalm 103:15 KJV
Psalms · chapter 103 · verse 15
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.Psalm 103:15 · King James Version
Psalm 103:15 in context
13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
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Key words (Strong's)
- flowertsîytsproperly, glisteningH6731 →
- grasschâtsîyrgrassH2682 →
- fieldsâdeha fieldH7704 →
- daysyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Hitherto the psalmist had only looked back upon his own experiences and thence fetched matter for praise; here he looks abroad and takes notice of his favour to others also; for in them we should rejoice and give thanks for them, all the saints being fed at a common table and sharing in the same blessings. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-18