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Psalms 104:30
30When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
Psalms 104:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When you give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth.
Context of Psalms 104:30
28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. 29When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. 31May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works, 32who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:30 word by word
תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח ר֭וּחֲךָ יִבָּרֵא֑וּן וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ פְּנֵ֣י אֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:30
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
- Job 26:13By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
- Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
- Isaiah 32:14For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;
- Ezekiel 37:9Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live."
- Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
- Isaiah 65:17"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.
- Isaiah 66:22"For as the new heavens and the new earth that I make shall remain before me, says the Lord, so shall your offspring and your name remain.
- Revelation 21:5And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
Commentaries on Psalms 104:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created - יבראון yibbareun, "They are created again." And thou renewest the face of the earth - Do not these words plainly imply a resurrection of the bodies which have died, been dissolved, or turned to dust? And is not the brute creation principally intended here? Is it not on this account it is said, Psalm 104:31, "the glory of the Lord shall endure for ever, (לעולם leolam )," to be manifest in those times which…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created - That is, New races are created in their place, or start up as if they were created directly by God. They derive their being from him as really as those did which were first formed by his hand, and the work of creation is constantly going on. And thou renewest the face of the earth - The earth is not suffered to become desolate. Though one generation passes off, yet a new one is made in its place, and the…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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