Salmos 103:15

15 El hombre, como la hierba son sus días; como la flor del campo, así florece;

Salmos 103:15 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 103:15

As for man, his days are as grass
He himself is like the grass which springs out of the earth; continues on it for a time, and then drops into it; the continuance of the grass is very short, it flourishes in the morning, is cut down at evening, and withers; see ( Psalms 90:5 Psalms 90:6 ) . As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth; which denotes the goodliness of man, and describes him in his best estate, as possessed of health, riches, honour, and all the gifts and endowments of nature; and yet, with all these, is only like a field flower, exposed to every wind, liable to be cropped by every hand, and to be trampled upon by the beasts of the field; and therefore flourishes not long: so very precarious and uncertain is man in his most flourishing circumstances; see ( Isaiah 40:6-8 ) .

Salmos 103:15 In-Context

13 Como un padre se compadece de sus hijos, así se compadece el SEÑOR de los que le temen.

14 Porque El sabe de qué estamos hechos, se acuerda de que somos sólo polvo.

15 El hombre, como la hierba son sus días; como la flor del campo, así florece;

16 cuando el viento pasa sobre ella, deja de ser, y su lugar ya no la reconoce.

17 Mas la misericordia del SEÑOR es desde la eternidad hasta la eternidad, para los que le temen, y su justicia para los hijos de los hijos,