Psalm 103:15

15 Men and women don't live very long; like wildflowers they spring up and blossom,

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 103:15 In-Context

13 As parents feel for their children, God feels for those who fear him.

14 He knows us inside and out, keeps in mind that we're made of mud.

15 Men and women don't live very long; like wildflowers they spring up and blossom,

16 But a storm snuffs them out just as quickly, leaving nothing to show they were here.

17 God's love, though, is ever and always, eternally present to all who fear him, Making everything right for them and their children