Psalm 104:29

29 Tu nascondi la tua faccia, essi sono smarriti; tu ritiri il loro fiato, ed essi muoiono e tornano nella loro polvere.

Psalm 104:29 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 104:29

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; when there is no pasture for them to feed on, nor brooks of water to drink of; then are they troubled or perplexed, as in ( Joel 1:18 Joel 1:20 ) and know not what to do, nor where to go for help, but faint, and sink, and die. So in a spiritual sense when God hides his face from his people, removes his Shechinah, or divine Majesty and Presence, as the Targum here; and withdraws the influences of his grace and Spirit; or when they have no food for their souls, or what they have is not blessed, then are they troubled, ( Psalms 30:7 ) .

Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust;
their original dust, from whence they sprung, as man himself does; the breath of all is from the Lord; he gives it to his creatures, and when he pleases he takes it away; and when he does, they die and become dust again.

Psalm 104:29 In-Context

27 Tutti quanti sperano in te che tu dia loro il lor cibo a suo tempo.

28 Tu lo dài loro ed essi lo raccolgono; tu apri la mano ed essi son saziati di beni.

29 Tu nascondi la tua faccia, essi sono smarriti; tu ritiri il loro fiato, ed essi muoiono e tornano nella loro polvere.

30 Tu mandi il tuo spirito, essi sono creati, e tu rinnovi la faccia della terra.

31 Duri in perpetuo la gloria dell’Eterno, si rallegri l’Eterno nelle opere sue!