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Berean Standard Bible

“when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.”

Psalms 103:16

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In Psalm 103 David contrasts God's steadfast love with human frailty. He says that we are dust and that our days are like grass and flowers of the field.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

World English Bible (WEB)

For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.

King James Version (KJV)

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The wind goes over it and it is gone; and its place sees it no longer.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Que pasó el viento por ella, y pereció: y su lugar no la conoce más.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y que el viento se lleva y desaparece para siempre.

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