Psalms 104:30

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 104:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
Psalms 104:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 104

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created - That is, New races are created in their place, or start up as if they were created directly by God. They derive their being from him as really as those did which were first formed by his hand, and the work of creation is constantly going on. And thou renewest the face of the earth - The earth is not suffered to become desolate. Though one generation passes off, yet a new one is made in its place, and the face of the earth constantly puts on the aspect of freshness and newness. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Spirit - That quickening power of God, by which he produces life in the creatures from time to time. For he speaks not here of the first creation, but of the continued production of living creatures. Created - Other living creatures are produced; the word created being taken in its largest sense for the production of things by second causes. Renewest - And thus by thy wise and wonderful providence thou preservest the succession of living creatures. Psalms 104:31”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“sendest: Psa 33:6; Job 26:13, Job 33:4; Isa 32:14, Isa 32:15; Eze 37:9; Eph 2:1, Eph 2:4, Eph 2:5; Tit 3:5 renewest: Isa 65:17, Isa 66:22; Rev 21:5 Psalms 104:31”
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