Psalms 104:29
Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
28Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.
30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.
Cross References
Job 13:24Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, And account me as thine enemy?
Job 34:29When he giveth rest, who can cause trouble? And when he hideth his face, Who can behold him?
Psalms 90:3But man thou turnest again to dust, And sayst, “Return, ye children of men!”
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
Romans 8:20For the creation was brought into subjection to vanity not of its own will, but by reason of him who put it into subjection,
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 →