 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and .as a watch in the night. Thou earnest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and...  Select English poetry, with notes by E. Hughes - Page 275redigeeritud poolt - 1851Full view - About this book
 | George Horne, Lindley Murray - 1812 - 248 lehte
...man, to a person who looks back upon it, may appear only as one quarter of the night. 5. Thou carries! them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep : in...the morning they are like grass which groweth up; or, as grass that changeth. 6. In the morning it Jlourisheth and grotoeth up ; in the evening it is... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 600 lehte
..."Thou earnest tliem away as with a flood; they are as asleep; in the morning they are like grass that groweth up; in the morning it flourisheth. and groweth...up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth," Job xiv, 1, 3. And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a "one," regard such 3, poor frail perishing... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1813 - 432 lehte
...the preceding context : " Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return, ye children of men : thou earnest them away as with a flood: they are as...In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in tbe evening it is cut down and withereth." 3. Let us reckon the days of languor and weariness, and... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1859 - 602 lehte
...cares and troubles ! How uncertain, changing, and perishing are all things human ! " Man is as the grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth...up ; in the evening it is cut down and withereth." Our time is short, and yet the work before us is great and important. Swiftly and silently the time... | |
 | Joseph McKean - 1814 - 366 lehte
...years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the ,light. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleep : in...the morning they are like grass which groweth up. .6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth. up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 7... | |
 | 1815 - 294 lehte
...flower of the grass. When he dieth he shall carry nothing away ; his glory shall not descend after him. In the morning they are like grass which groweth up....flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down and withered. All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. His breath goeth... | |
 | 1815 - 614 lehte
...a thousand years in thy sight art but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 5 Thou earnest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass K-liicli groweth up. 6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down,... | |
 | William Stern Palmer - 1817 - 178 lehte
...ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and -jas a watch in the night. Thou earnest them away as with...up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.7 Oh that his prayer may be the... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 576 lehte
...who looks back upon it, may appear only as three hours, or one quarter of the night. 6. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which groweth up ; or, as grass that changeth. 6. In the morning itjlourisheth and groweth up ; in the evening it is... | |
 | 1819 - 948 lehte
...as yesterday when it is past, and a* a watch in the night. The state of Hie godly. 5 Thou carriest reth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be...found to hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are ini 6 In the morningitflounsheth, and grow eth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and wilhereth. 7 For... | |
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