Psalms 103:14 (ASV)

Passage

For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

Nearby Context

Psalms 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Psalms 103:13 Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

Psalms 103:14 For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

Psalms 103:15 As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Psalms 103:16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knoweth", "frame", "remembereth", and "dust". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knoweth" and "frame", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Like as a father pitieth his children..." into verse 15's "As for man his days are as...", so "knoweth" and "frame" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "knoweth" and "frame" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.