American Standard Version
Psalms 104:29
29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;Thou takest away their breath, they die,And return to their dust.
Psalms 104:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
- New International Version (NIV)When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Context of Psalms 104:29
27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season. 28Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust. 30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground. 31Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:29 word by word
תַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנֶיךָ֮ יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן תֹּסֵ֣ף ר֭וּחָם יִגְוָע֑וּן וְֽאֶל־עֲפָרָ֥ם יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 104:29
- Psalms 30:7Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.
- Job 13:24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?
- Job 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:
- Romans 8:20For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
- Psalms 146:4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
- Job 34:14If he set his heart upon himself, Ifhe gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
- Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
- Acts 17:25neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
- Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
- Genesis 3:19in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Thou hidest thy face - If thou bring dearth or famine on the land, contagion in the air, or any destruction on the provision made by the waters, then beasts, fowl, and fish die, and are dissolved.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Thou hidest thy face - As if God turned away from them; as if he was displeased with them; as if he withdrew from them the tokens of his friendship and favor. They are troubled - They are confounded; they are overwhelmed with terror and amazement. The word “troubled” by no means conveys the sense of the original word - בהל bâhal - which means properly to tremble; to be in trepidation; to be filled with terror; to be amazed; to be confounded. It is that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenous creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the language of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings which cannot be uttered? There is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30When You send Your Spirit: Life on earth is only possible as the Lord’s gift, symbolized by his breath (Hebrew ruakh, which means "breath, wind, or spirit"). The Lord’s Spirit is the agent of renewal (Isaiah 32:15–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027-30. The entire dependence of this immense family on God is set forth. With Him, to kill or make alive is equally easy. To hide His face is to withdraw favor (Psa 13:1). By His spirit, or breath, or mere word, He gives life. It is His constant providence which repairs the wastes of time and disease.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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