Psalm 37:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Like grass they wither quickly;
like green plants they wilt away.(A)
Psalm 90:5-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 [a]you wash them away;(A)
They sleep,
and in the morning they sprout again like an herb.
6 In the morning it blooms only to pass away;
in the evening it is wilted and withered.[b](B)
Isaiah 40:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 The grass withers, the flower wilts,
when the breath of the Lord blows upon it.”
“Yes, the people is grass!
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