Psalms 104:29

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

27All these living things wait for you to give them their food when they need it. 28When you give it to them, they take it. You open your hand to feed them, and they have plenty of good things. When you turn away from them, they become very afraid. When you take away their breath, they die and they return to the dust. 30But when you breathe into anything, it receives life. In that way, you bring new life to the earth. 31I pray that the glory of the Lord will continue for ever! I pray that the Lord will be happy with everything that he has made!

Psalms 104:29 word by word

תַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנֶיךָ֮ יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן תֹּסֵ֣ף ר֭וּחָם יִגְוָע֑וּן וְֽאֶל־עֲפָרָ֥ם יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hidestסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• they are troubledבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• thou takest awayאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• their breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• they dieגָּוַעgâva‛ · to dieH1478
• and returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to their dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083

Cross-references for Psalms 104:29

• Psalms 30:7But Lord, it was you who made my kingdom strong, because you are so kind. But then you turned away from me, and I became very afraid.
• Job 13:24Why do you hide yourself from me? Why do you think that I am your enemy?
• Job 34:29But if God decides to do nothing, no one can say that he is wrong. If he hides himself, no one can see him. But he still rules over people and over nations.
• Romans 8:20God has caused everything in the universe to lose its purpose. It did not choose to be like that. It was God who decided that it should be like that. Then it could hope for something better in a future time.
• Psalms 146:4When they die, they return to the ground. On that day, their plans come to an end.
• Job 34:14God could decide to remove life from the world. He could take back his spirit and his breath.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7Our bodies go back into the ground as dust. The breath of our life goes back to God, who gave it to us.
• Acts 17:25People make things to give to God. But God does not need anything like that. It is God himself who causes everyone to live. He gives them everything that they need.
• Psalms 90:3People return to dust in the ground when they die. You say, ‘Become dust again, you people.’
• Genesis 3:19You will have to work hard for a long time before you have any food to eat. You will do this for your whole life until you die. Then you will return into the ground. That is where you came from. I made you from the soil of the ground, and you will become soil again.’

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

Topics related to Psalms 104:29

• Blessing
• Corruption
• Death
• God

In the dictionaries

• Amen
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• Clothe
• Death
• Grow
• Manifold
• Providence
• Refuge
• Renew

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