Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Psalms 104:30

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

KJV

Edidit terra eorum ranas in penetralibus regum ipsorum.

Vulgate

ἐξῆρψεν ἡ γῆ αὐτῶν βατράχους, ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις τῶν βασιλειῶν αὐτῶν.

LXX

Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

ASV

תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח ר֭וּחֲ/ךָ יִבָּרֵא֑וּ/ן וּ֝/תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ פְּנֵ֣י אֲדָמָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲדָמָ֔ה
'dmh
noun · 224×
חַדֵּ֖שׁ
chdsh
verb · 10×
ם
m
verb · 53×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§292The Old Testament suggests and the New Covenant reveals the creative action of the Son and the Spirit,132 inseparably one with that of the Father. This creative co-operation is clearly affirmed in the Church's rule of faith: "There exists but one God. . . he is the Father, God, the Creator, the author, the giver of order. He made all things by himself, that is, by his Word and …
§703The Word of God and his Breath are at the origin of the being and life of every creature:63 It belongs to the Holy Spirit to rule, sanctify, and animate creation, for he is God, consubstantial with the Father and the Son.... Power over life pertains to the Spirit, for being God he preserves creation in the Father through the Son.64

Cross-references

  • Eph 2:1 — And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
  • Eph 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
  • Ezek 37:9 — Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
  • Ezek 37:9 — Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
  • Gen 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • Gen 1:2 — And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
  • Isa 32:14 — Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
  • Isa 32:15 — Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
  • Isa 65:17 — For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
  • Isa 66:22 — 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.
  • Job 26:13 — By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
  • Job 26:13 — By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
  • Job 33:4 — The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
  • Ps 33:6 — By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 33:6 — By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Rev 21:5 — 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.
  • Titus 3:5 — Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;