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And You renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou dost send forth Thy Spirit, they are created; And Thou dost renew the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You send out Your Spirit, they are created; You renew the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you send your breath, they are created, and you renew the surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When You send Your breath, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You created all of them by your Spirit, and you give new life to the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You send out your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When you send your spirit, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You send out Your Spirit, they are created, "" And You renew the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt send forth thy spirit, they will be created: thou wilt renew the face of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:30>You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Send forth your spirit, they are created and you renew the face of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You send your Spirit and they are created and you renew the face of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; And Thou renewest the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12999" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: tə·šal·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">When You send</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥă·ḵā (N-csc:: 2ms) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">Your Spirit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1254.htm" title="1254: yib·bā·rê·’ūn (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To create, to cut down, select, feed. A primitive root; to create; to cut down, select, feed.">they are created,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2318.htm" title="2318: ū·ṯə·ḥad·dêš (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-2ms) -- To renew, repair. A primitive root; to be new; causatively, to rebuild.">and You renew</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the face</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’ă·ḏā·māh (N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a></span><br />Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a></span><br />The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Ezekiel 37:9-10</a></span><br />Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!” / So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a></span><br />This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5-8</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. / Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit. / Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a></span><br />The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-22.htm">John 20:22</a></span><br />When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a></span><br />So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew the face of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">sendest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></b></br> By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13</a></b></br> By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a></b></br> The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.</p><p class="hdg">renewest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></b></br> For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-22.htm">Isaiah 66:22</a></b></br> For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-5.htm">Revelation 21:5</a></b></br> And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Created</a> <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/104-23.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">New</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Renew</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Renewest</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Sendest</a> <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Created</a> <a href="/psalms/104-32.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/105-4.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/105-30.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/109-20.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/144-9.htm">New</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm">Renew</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Renewest</a> <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Sendest</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 104</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">A meditation upon the mighty power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">And wonderful providence of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">God's glory is eternal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">The prophet vows perpetually to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/104.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/104.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When You send Your Spirit</b><br>This phrase highlights the active role of God in creation and renewal. The "Spirit" here refers to the Holy Spirit, who is often associated with life-giving power and presence. In <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, the Spirit of God is described as hovering over the waters during creation, indicating His involvement in bringing order and life. The sending of the Spirit can also be seen as a continuous act of God, not limited to the initial creation but ongoing in sustaining and renewing life. This aligns with the New Testament understanding of the Holy Spirit as the giver of life (<a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a>).<p><b>they are created</b><br>The act of creation is attributed directly to God's Spirit, emphasizing divine sovereignty and power. This mirrors the creation account in Genesis, where God speaks life into existence. The use of "they" can refer to all living creatures, underscoring the idea that life itself is a gift from God. This phrase also connects to the concept of spiritual rebirth found in the New Testament, where believers are described as new creations in Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>).<p><b>and You renew the face of the earth</b><br>Renewal here suggests restoration and rejuvenation, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. The earth's renewal can be seen in the cyclical nature of seasons, as well as in the spiritual renewal promised through Christ. This phrase echoes the prophetic visions of a new heaven and a new earth found in <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a> and <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where God promises to restore creation to its intended glory. The renewal of the earth also points to the hope of resurrection and eternal life, central tenets of Christian eschatology.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of all life, who sends His Spirit to create and renew.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spirit_of_god.htm">The Spirit of God</a></b><br>The divine presence and power through which God enacts creation and renewal.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The act of bringing the universe and all living things into existence, continually sustained and renewed by God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The physical world that is renewed by God's Spirit, reflecting His ongoing care and sovereignty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Psalm 104</a>, traditionally attributed to David, who praises God for His creative and sustaining work.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_creative_power_of_the_spirit.htm">The Creative Power of the Spirit</a></b><br>God's Spirit is the source of all life and creation. Recognize the Spirit's ongoing work in the world and in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_and_restoration.htm">Renewal and Restoration</a></b><br>Just as God renews the earth, He offers renewal to our hearts and lives. Seek His Spirit for personal transformation and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Acknowledge our dependence on God for both physical and spiritual sustenance. Trust in His provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/praise_and_worship.htm">Praise and Worship</a></b><br>Like the Psalmist, respond to God's creative and renewing work with praise and worship. Cultivate a heart of gratitude for His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/environmental_stewardship.htm">Environmental Stewardship</a></b><br>Recognize our role in caring for God's creation. As stewards of the earth, we are called to participate in its renewal and preservation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_104.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 104</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'death_reigned'_mean.htm">What role did the Holy Spirit play in creation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_the_holy_spirit_shown_in_the_ot.htm">How is the Holy Spirit depicted in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/holy_spirit's_role_in_creation.htm">What role did the Holy Spirit play in creation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_existed_before_abraham.htm">Who existed before Abraham?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/104.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">Spirit.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">breath, </span>as in <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm" title="You hide your face, they are troubled: you take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.">Psalm 104:29</a>. We must not here think of the later theological doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The psalmist evidently regards the breath of God only as the vivifying power that gives matter a distinct and individual, but transient, existence. Even in the speculative book of Ecclesiastes, the idea of a human soul having a permanent separate existence does not make its appearance. At death the dust, no longer animate, returns to the earth as it was, and the breath, which had given it life, returns to God who gave it--gave it as an emanation, to be resumed unto Himself when its work was done. Still less, then, must we look in poetry for any more developed doctrine.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou sendest forth thy spirit;</span> or, <span class="accented">thy breath.</span> As God "breathed into man's nostrils the breath of life" (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>), so it is an effluence from him that gives life to every living thing. <span class="cmt_word">They are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.</span> As after the Deluge (see <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Genesis 7:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Genesis 8:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When You send</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your Spirit,</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֭וּחֲךָ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are created,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבָּרֵא֑וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yib·bā·rê·’ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1254.htm">Strong's 1254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To create, to cut down, select, feed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and You renew</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·ḥad·dêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2318.htm">Strong's 2318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be new, to rebuild</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the face</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדָמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:30 You send forth your Spirit: they (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>