Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

He knoweth

Psalm 78:38

But He, the source of compassion and lovingkindness, forgave their wickedness and did not destroy them;
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
Psalm 89:47

Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

We are dust

Genesis 3:19

“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Job 7:5

“My body is clothed with worms and a crust of dust;
My skin is hardened [and broken and loathsome], and [breaks out and] runs.
Job 10:9

‘Remember now, that You have made me as clay;
So will You turn me into dust again?
Job 13:25

“Will You cause a windblown leaf to tremble?
Will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble?
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.