Psalm 78:39

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

Cross-reference

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.

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.