King James Version
Psalms 103:14 in the King James Version says “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 103 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”
Psalms 103:14 · KJV
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
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.
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
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“For he knoweth”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
“he remembereth”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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