As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
Human life is brief and fragile, flourishing for a time like grass and like a flower of the field and then soon passing away. That fading brevity includes the power and standing of worldly, ambitious statesmen, which likewise withers like grass and a flower of the field. Against this passing human life stands the Lord's enduring compassion and loving-kindness toward human frailty, which lasts forever for those who fear Him. In its wider setting of Psalm 103:13-17, this contrast bears on the influence a father and mother may have over their children. Yet this fading brevity does not lessen the need for capable business people in God's work, who are to use and develop their abilities while weaving truth into their business dealings.
Human life is brief and fragile, flourishing for a time like grass and like a flower of the field and then soon passing away. That fading brevity includes the power and standing of worldly, ambitious statesmen, which likewise withers like grass and a flower of the field. Against this passing human life stands the Lord's enduring compassion and loving-kindness toward human frailty, which lasts forever for those who fear Him. In its wider setting of Psalm 103:13-17, this contrast bears on the influence a father and mother may have over their children. Yet this fading brevity does not lessen the need for capable business people in God's work, who are to use and develop their abilities while weaving truth into their business dealings.