Psalm 78:39
For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
Cross-reference
Psalm 103:14–16
Parallel
In Psalm 103:14-16, the same imagery of human frailty as dust and grass is expanded, emphasizing God's compassion.
Job 7:7
Parallel
In Job 7:7, Job uses the same 'breath' metaphor for life's fleetingness, echoing the wind imagery here.
James 4:14
Parallel
In James 4:14, life is a vanishing mist—the same fleeting vapor imagery as the wind here, reinforcing human mortality.
Isaiah 57:16
Parallel
In Isaiah 57:16, God spares wrath because humans are frail breath—the same reason for divine compassion as here.
Genesis 6:3
Parallel
In Genesis 6:3, God limits human days because they are flesh—a similar acknowledgment of human mortality but in a judgment context.