Psalms

Psalm 104:27–30

²⁷All creatures look to You

to give them their food in due season.

²⁸When You give it to them,

they gather it up;

when You open Your hand,

they are satisfied with good things.

²⁹When You hide Your face,

they are terrified;

when You take away their breath,

they die and return to dust.

³⁰When You send Your Spirit,^d

they are created,

and You renew

the face of the earth.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כֻּ֭לָּם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
look	יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן	yə·śab·bê·rūn	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7663 inspect, examine
to You	אֵלֶ֣יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
to give	לָתֵ֖ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
their food	אָכְלָ֣ם	’ā·ḵə·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H400 food
in due season	בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃	bə·‘it·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6256 time

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When You give it	תִּתֵּ֣ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to them	לָ֭הֶם	lā·hem	Preposition; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
they gather it up	יִלְקֹט֑וּן	yil·qō·ṭūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3950 pick or gather up
when You open	תִּפְתַּ֥ח	tip̄·taḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6605 open
Your hand	יָֽ֝דְךָ֗	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
they are satisfied	יִשְׂבְּע֥וּן	yiś·bə·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
with good things	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When You hide	תַּסְתִּ֥יר	tas·tîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5641 hide, conceal
Your face	פָּנֶיךָ֮	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
they are terrified	יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן	yib·bā·hê·lūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H926 alarm, dismay
when You take away	תֹּסֵ֣ף	tō·sêp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
their breath	ר֭וּחָם	rū·ḥām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
they die	יִגְוָע֑וּן	yiḡ·wā·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1478 expire perish, die
and return	יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃	yə·šū·ḇūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7725 turn back, return
to	וְֽאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
dust	עֲפָרָ֥ם	‘ă·p̄ā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6083 dry earth, dust

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When You send	תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח	tə·šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7971 send
Your Spirit	ר֭וּחֲךָ	rū·ḥă·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
they are created	יִבָּרֵא֑וּן	yib·bā·rê·’ūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1254 shape, create
and You renew	וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ	ū·ṯə·ḥad·dêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2318 renew, repair
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	אֲדָמָֽה׃	’ă·ḏā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land