13. A father is tender and kind to his children. In the same way, the Lord is tender and kind to those who have respect for him.
14. He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.
15. People's lives are like grass. People grow like the flowers in the field.
16. When the wind blows on them, they are gone. No one can tell that they had ever been there.
17. But the Lord's love for those who have respect for him lasts for ever and ever. Their children's children will know that he always does what is right.