Psalm 104:29 “When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their…”

Psalm 104:29

When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

World English Bible

You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.

American Standard Version

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

Geneva Bible 1599

But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they dye and returne to their dust.

Darby Translation

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hidest Thy face — they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.

Bible in Basic English

If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.

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Cross references

“hidest”

Psalm 30:7 Job 13:24 Job 34:29 Romans 8:20–22

Psalm 30:7 · BSB

O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

Job 13:24 · BSB

Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?

Job 34:29 · BSB

But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

Romans 8:20–22 · BSB

For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope

“thou takest”

Ecclesiastes 12:7 Psalm 146:4 Acts 17:25 Job 34:14 Job 34:15

Ecclesiastes 12:7 · BSB

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Psalm 146:4 · BSB

When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

Acts 17:25 · BSB

Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

Job 34:14 · BSB

If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

Job 34:15 · BSB

all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

“return”

Psalm 90:3 Genesis 3:19

Psalm 90:3 · BSB

You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

Genesis 3:19 · BSB

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Also

Job 10:9 Deuteronomy 31:17

Job 10:9 · BSB

Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?

Deuteronomy 31:17 · BSB

On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not the…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

30When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

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