Psalms 104:29
But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they dye and returne to their dust.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
30Againe if thou send forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renuest the face of the earth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:17Wherefore my wrath will waxe hote against them at that day, and I will forsake them, and will hide my face from them: then they shalbe consumed, and many aduersities and tribulations shall come vpon them: so then they will say, Are not these troubles come vpon me, because God is not with me?
Job 13:24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and takest me for thine enemie?
Job 34:29And when he giueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can beholde him, whether it be vpon nations, or vpon a man onely?
Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to destruction: againe thou sayest, Returne, ye sonnes of Adam.
Ecclesiastes 12:7And dust returne to the earth as it was, and the spirit returne to God that gaue it.
Romans 8:20Because the creature is subiect to vanitie, not of it owne will, but by reason of him, which hath subdued it vnder 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 →