Psalm 104:28-30

International Standard Version

²⁸They receive what you give them;
    when you open your hand,
        they are filled with good things.
²⁹When you withdraw your favor,^[a]
    they are disappointed;
Take away their breath,
    and^[b] they die^[c] and return to dust.
³⁰When you send your spirit,^[d] they are^[e] created,
    and you replenish the surface of the earth.

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Psalm 104:29 Lit. you conceal your face
Psalm 104:29 So MT; LXX DSS 11QPs^a read then
Psalm 104:29 So MT DSS 11QPs^a; LXX reads they will fail
Psalm 104:30 Or breath
Psalm 104:30 So MT; LXX reads they will be; DSS 11QPs^a reads then they are

Psalm 104:28-30

New International Version

²⁸When you give it to them,
    they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
    they are satisfied^(A) with good things.
²⁹When you hide your face,^(B)
    they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
    they die and return to the dust.^(C)
³⁰When you send your Spirit,^(D)
    they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.