Psalms 103:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Psalms 103:15 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:24
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
James 1:10-11
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. …
Isaiah 51:12
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
Isaiah 40:6-8
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: …
Isaiah 28:1
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

Topics

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6-18)

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. Truly God is good to all (Ps. 103:6): He executes righteousness and judgment, not only fo…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

15-16. So short and frail is life that a breath may destroy it. it is gone--literally, “it is not.” know it no more--no more recognize him (Psa 90:6; Is 40:6-8).