Psalms 103:16 meaning and explanation

when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

Psalms 103:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Psalm 103 is David's song of praise for God's mercy. In verses 15 and 16 he compares human life to grass and a wildflower: it blooms briefly, then a hot wind passes over and it is gone, and the place where it stood no longer knows it.

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