King James Version
Psalms 104:30 in the King James Version says “Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.”
Psalms 104:30 · KJV
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. endure: Heb. be
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“forth thy spirit”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“they are created”
H1254(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
“the face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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