Psalms 103:15

15 The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;

Psalms 103:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
ESV
15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
NLT
15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
MSG
15 Men and women don't live very long; like wildflowers they spring up and blossom,
CSB
15 As for man, his days are like grass- he blooms like a flower of the field;

Psalms 103:15 In-Context

13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
15 The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 37:2; Psalms 90:5; Psalms 102:11; Isaiah 40:6
  • 2. S Job 14:2; James 1:10; 1 Peter 1:24
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