Psalms 103:15

15 Human life is like grass; we grow like a flower in the field.

Psalms 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 ) .

Psalms 103:15 In-Context

13 The Lord has mercy on those who respect him, as a father has mercy on his children.

14 He knows how we were made; he remembers that we are dust.

15 Human life is like grass; we grow like a flower in the field.

16 After the wind blows, the flower is gone, and there is no sign of where it was.

17 But the Lord's love for those who respect him continues forever and ever, and his goodness continues to their grandchildren