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

27They all depend on you to give them food as they need it. 28When you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied. But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust. 30When you give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth. 31May the glory of the Lord continue forever! The Lord takes pleasure in all 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 30:7Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
• Job 13:24Why do you turn away from me? Why do you treat me as your enemy?
• Job 34:29But if he chooses to remain quiet, who can criticize him? When he hides his face, no one can find him, whether an individual or a nation.
• Romans 8:20Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope,
• Psalms 146:4When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.
• Job 34:14If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath,
• Ecclesiastes 12:7For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
• Acts 17:25and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.
• Psalms 90:3You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!”
• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will 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

Topics related to Psalms 104:29

• Blessing
• Corruption
• Death
• God

In the dictionaries

• Amen
• Bless
• Chamber
• 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