Psalms 104:29
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
American Standard Version
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In Context
28Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:17Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?
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:
Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
Romans 8:20For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:20-31
The Divine Bounty. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O Lord , how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.… Read the whole commentary →