Psalms 104:29
Thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed, Thou withdrawest their spirit, They cease to breathe, And, unto their own dust, do they return:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
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 will mine anger kindle upon them in that day, and I will forsake them and will hide my face from them and they shall be consumed, and many calamities and misfortunes shall find them out,—and they will say, in that day, Is it not because my God is not in my midst, that these calamities have found me out?
Job 13:24Wherefore, thy face, shouldst thou hide? Or count me, as an enemy to thee?
Job 34:29When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth [his] face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,
Psalms 90:3Thou causest man to return unto dust, And hast said—Return, ye sons of Adam!
Ecclesiastes 12:7And the dust return to the earth, as it was,—and, the spirit, return unto God, who gave it.
Romans 8:20For, unto vanity, hath creation been made subject—not by choice, but by reason of him that made it subject, 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 →