Psalms 104:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.”
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“When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Thou hidest Thy face--they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit--they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 104:29 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:19By 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.”
- Deuteronomy 31:17On 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 these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
- Job 10:9Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
- Job 13:24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
- Job 34:14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
- Job 34:29But 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,
- Psalms 30:7O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
- Psalms 90:3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
- Psalms 146:4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
- Romans 8:20For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
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