Bible/Psalms/103

Psalms 103:15

103:14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

KJV

Save image

As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

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

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

103:16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. it is: Heb. it is not

What does Psalms 103:15 mean?

Psalms 103:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh), יוֹם (yôwm), חָצִיר (châtsîyr).

Hebrew interlinear

Full chapter interlinear →
As
for
man,אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsh/en-oshe'/H582a man in general (singly or collectively)
his
daysיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
are
as
grass:חָצִירchâtsîyr/khaw-tseer'/H2682grass; also a leek (collectively)
as
a
flowerצִיץtsîyts/tseets/H6731properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)
of
the
field,שָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
so
he
flourisheth.צוּץtsûwts/tsoots/H6692to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish)

Topics

Death

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 103:15.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 34:7

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Isaiah 40:6

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 40:7

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Numbers 17:8

And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 103:15 say?

Psalms 103:15 (King James Version) reads: "As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth."

Is Psalms 103:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 103:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

Reflect

As you read Psalms 103:15, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Psalms 103:15
103:14Read all of Psalms 103103:16