Psalms 103:16

Psalms 103:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
• New International Version (NIV)the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.

Context of Psalms 103:16

14For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust. 15As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it and it is no more, And its place knows it no longer. 17But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, 18To those who honor and keep His covenant, And remember to do His commandments [imprinting His word on their hearts].

Psalms 103:16 word by word

כִּ֤י ר֣וּחַ עָֽבְרָה־בּ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• passeth overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• it, and it is gone; and the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• thereof shall knowנָכַרnâkar · to recognizeH5234

Cross-references for Psalms 103:16

• Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a [suddenly rising] flood; A windstorm steals him away in the night.
• Isaiah 40:7The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the Lord blows upon it; Most certainly [all] the people are [like] grass.
• Job 7:6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope.
• Job 8:18If he is snatched from his place [in the garden], Then his place will forget him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
• Job 20:9The eye which saw him sees him no longer, Neither does his [accustomed] place behold him any longer.

Commentaries on Psalms 103:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The wind passeth over it - Referring perhaps to some blasting pestilential wind.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone - Margin, as in Hebrew, “it is not.” The reference is either to a hot and burning wind, that dries up the flower; or to a furious wind that tears it from its stem; or to a gentle breeze that takes off its petals as they loosen their hold, and are ready to fall. So man falls - as if a breath - a breeze - came over him, and he is gone. How easily is man swept off! How little force, apparently, does it require to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 How short is man's life, and uncertain! The flower of the garden is commonly more choice, and will last the longer, for being sheltered by the garden-wall, and the gardener's care; but the flower of the field, to which life is here compared, is not only withering in itself, but exposed to the cold blasts, and liable to be cropt and trod on by the beasts of the field. Such is man. God considers this, and pities him; let him consider it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16The Lord compassionately cares for weak humans (see Psalm 37:2; 90:5; 92:7; 102:4; Isaiah 40:6–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. So short and frail is life that a breath may destroy it. it is gone--literally, "it is not." know it no more--no more recognize him (Psa 90:6; Is 40:6-8).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 103:16

• Death
• Life

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Commentaries on Psalms 103

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings