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. Thoughts for the Thoughtful - Page 94by Old Humphrey - 1779 - 280 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1841 - 488 pages
...scripture allusions to the frailty of human life. " He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down." " As the flower of the field, so he flourisheth ; for the wind passeth over it, and it is gone." — There is a melancholy beauty in this imagery thus applied, which at once reaches the... | |
| 1841 - 450 pages
...a hand-breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee. As for man,, his days are as grass; as the 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."—Bond's " Flower cut down." From the London... | |
| 1843 - 396 pages
...years and ten." " It is appointed unto man once to die." " As for man, his days are as grass, as the 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." " For what man is he that shall not see death... | |
| Billy A Melvin - 2012 - 152 pages
...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. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting... | |
| Frank L. Riley - 1996 - 442 pages
...Pccmandres, the Shepherd of Men, Vol. II, p. 12. Mortal Man 19. "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." —PSALMS 103:15-16. "The heart is deceitful... | |
| Wayne Fields - 1996 - 258 pages
...over the small cluster of believers on the shore. "As for man, his days are like grass: as a ffower of the field so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it and it is gone. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. Bless ye the Lord." Then... | |
| John Hollander - 1997 - 342 pages
...For he knowcth 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 knoweth it no more. The opening four verses of Psalm 1 14, the Exodus... | |
| Leni Gillman - 2000 - 252 pages
...down to the site. Then Andy read, as a prayer of committal, Psalm 103: 'As his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth./ For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone. . .' We finally left at 4.00 pm. I lingered a bit after the other tour. The last thing... | |
| 2000 - 264 pages
...faultless but we ought to be blameless down here in this world. "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. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting... | |
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