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Psalms 104:30
30You send out your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When you send forth 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.
Context of Psalms 104:30
28You give it to them, and they gather it up. You open your hand, and they are filled with blessings. 29You hide your face, and they are terrified. You take away their breath, and they die and return to dust. You send out your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth. 31May the glory of the Lord endure forever. May the Lord find joy in what he has made. 32He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 104:30
- Psalms 33:6The heavens were made by the Lord’s word and all the stars by the breath of his mouth.
- Job 26:13With his wind the sky was cleared. With his hand he stabbed the fleeing snake.
- Job 33:4“God’s Spirit has made me. The breath of the Almighty gives me life.
- Isaiah 32:14Palaces will be deserted. Noisy cities will be abandoned. Fortresses and watchtowers will become permanent caves. They will be a delight for wild donkeys and pastures for flocks
- Ezekiel 37:9Then the Lord said to me, “Prophesy to the breath! Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Come from the four winds, Breath, and breathe on these people who were killed so that they will live.’ ”
- Ephesians 2:1You were once dead because of your failures and sins.
- Isaiah 65:17I will create a new heaven and a new earth. Past things will not be remembered. They will not come to mind.
- Isaiah 66:22“The new heaven and earth that I am about to make will continue in my presence,” declares the Lord. “So your descendants and your name will also continue in my presence.
- Revelation 21:5The one sitting on the throne said, “I am making everything new.” He said, “Write this: ‘These words are faithful 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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