Parallel Verses
World English Bible
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
New American Standard Bible
You
And
King James Version
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Holman Bible
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
International Standard Version
When you withdraw your favor, they are disappointed; Take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.
A Conservative Version
Thou hide thy face, they are troubled. Thou take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
American Standard Version
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
Amplified
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
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.
Darby Translation
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt hide thy face, they will tremble: thou wilt take away their spirit, they shall expire and turn back to dust
King James 2000
You hide your face, they are troubled: you take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You hide your face, they are terrified. You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Modern King James verseion
You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But when thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; when thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their dust.
NET Bible
When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.
New Heart English Bible
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed, Thou withdrawest their spirit, They cease to breathe, And, unto their own dust, do they return:
Webster
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
Themes
Corruption » Physical decomposition » After death
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Returning to dust
natural Death » Described as » Returning to dust
Interlinear
Paniym
Bahal
Ruwach
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
28 You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good. 29 You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust. 30 You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Job 34:14-15
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
Psalm 30:7
You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Deuteronomy 31:17
Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, 'Haven't these evils come on us because our God is not among us?'
Psalm 90:3
You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men."
Psalm 146:4
His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
Job 10:9
Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again?
Job 13:24
Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?
Job 34:29
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
Acts 17:25
neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.
Romans 8:20-22
For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope