Psalms 103:16 (YLT)

Passage

For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

Nearby Context

Psalms 103:14 For He hath known our frame, Remembering that we <FI>are<Fi> dust.

Psalms 103:15 Mortal man! as grass <FI>are<Fi> his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;

Psalms 103:16 For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

Psalms 103:17 And the kindness of Jehovah <FI>Is<Fi> from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,

Psalms 103:18 To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wind", "hath", "passed", "over", "place", "doth", and "discern". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wind" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Mortal man as grass FI are Fi..." into verse 17's "And the kindness of Jehovah FI Is...", so "wind" and "hath" 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 "wind" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.