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For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.

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God's Pity is Based on Knowledge

Commentators unanimously agree that God's pity is not random but is rooted in His intimate knowledge of our nature. As our Creator, He knows our 'frame'—that we are physically fragile like 'dust' or 'earthen vessels' and spiritually weak. This deep understanding of our limitations is the very reason He deals with us mercifully, patiently, and compassionately.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 103:14

18th Century

Theologian

For he knows our frame - Our formation; of what we are made; how we are made. That is, he knows that we are made of dust; that we are frail;…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 103:14

19th Century

Bishop

Frame. —Rather, fashioning; referring to Genesis 2:7, or possibly to the image so common in the prophecy of the potter’s …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 103:14

19th Century

Preacher

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

Our bodies are merely animated dust, and even our souls might be compared…

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 103:14

16th Century

Theologian

For he knoweth—David here annihilates all the worth that men would arrogate to themselves, and asserts that it is the consideration of our…

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 103:14

17th Century

Pastor

For he knows our frame
The outward frame of their bodies, what brittle ware, what earthen vessels, they are; he bein…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 103:6–14

17th Century

Minister

Truly God is good to all: He is in a special way good to Israel. He has revealed Himself and His grace to them. By His ways we may understand His p…

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