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Psalms 104:29

Psalms 104:29
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled,.... God may be said to hide his face from the creatures when he withholds their food from them, when there is a scarcity of provisions, a famine in the land;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou hidest thy face - As if God turned away from them; as if he was displeased with them; as if he withdrew from them the tokens of his friendship and favor. They are troubled - They are confounded;…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 104:19-30

We are here taught to praise and magnify God,

I. For the constant revolutions and succession of day and night, and the dominion of sun and moon over them. The heathen were so affected with the light…