Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Hidest

Psalm 30:7
Lord, when You showed Your favor,
You made me stand like a strong mountain;
when You hid Your face, I was terrified.
Job 13:24
Why do You hide Your face
and consider me Your enemy?
Job 34:29
But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
Romans 8:20
For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it—in the hope

Thou takest

Psalm 146:4
When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.
Job 34:14
If He put His mind to it
and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave,
Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it once was,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Acts 17:25
Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

Return

Psalm 90:3
You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
Genesis 3:19
You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow
until you return to the ground,
since you were taken from it.
For you are dust,
and you will return to dust.”

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