Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
World English Bible
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
Themes
Corruption » Physical decomposition » After death
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Returning to dust
natural Death » Described as » Returning to dust
Interlinear
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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 Thou dost give to them -- they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand -- they are satisfied with good. 29 Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back. 30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19
by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust thou turnest back.'
Job 34:14-15
If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
Psalm 30:7
O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face -- I have been troubled.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
Deuteronomy 31:17
and Mine anger hath burned against it in that day, and I have forsaken them, and hidden My face from them, and it hath been for consumption, and many evils and distresses have found it, and it hath said in that day, Is it not because that my God is not in my midst -- these evils have found me?
Psalm 90:3
Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.
Psalm 146:4
His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.
Job 10:9
Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back.
Job 13:24
Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee?
Job 34:29
And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, It is the same.
Acts 17:25
neither by the hands of men is He served -- needing anything, He giving to all life, and breath, and all things;
Romans 8:20-22
for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject it -- in hope,