Psalms 146:4

“His breath goeth forth, etc.] That is, the breath of a son of man, of any and everyone of the princes; it goes forth continually, and is drawn in again as long as a man lives; but at death it goes forth, and returns no more till the resurrection: the breath which the Lord breathed into man, and which is in his nostrils while he lives, and is very precarious. And when it is taken away, he dies, and he returneth to his earth; from whence he was taken, and of which he was made; upon which he lived, where he dwelt, and in which he took delight and pleasure, minding earth and earthly things, and which is now all he has; who, though he may have had many large estates and possessions, nay, have…”

“His breath goeth forth - He dies like other people, no matter how exalted he is. See the notes at Isaiah 2:22. He returneth to his earth - See the notes at Psalms 90:3. The earth - the dust - is “his” - (a) It is his, as that from which he was made: he turns back to what he was. Genesis 3:19 : “dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (b) The earth - the dust - the grave is his, as it is his home - the place where he will abide. (c) It is his, as it is the only property which he has in reversion. All that a man - a prince, a nobleman, a monarch, a millionaire - will soon have will be his grave - his few feet of earth. That will be his by right of possession; by the fact that, for the…”

“That day - As soon as ever he is dead. Thoughts - All his designs and endeavours either for himself or for others. Psalms 146:6”

“His breath: Psa 104:29; Gen 2:7, Gen 6:17; Job 14:10, Job 17:1, Job 27:3; Dan 5:23 he returneth: Psa 90:3; Gen 3:19; Ecc 12:7 his thoughts: Job 14:21, Job 17:11; Isa 2:22; Lam 4:20; Co1 2:6 Psalms 146:5”