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Psalm 104:30
You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
28You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
29You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.
30You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
31Let the LORD’s glory endure forever. Let the LORD rejoice in his works.
32He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
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The renewed ground draws attention to God's Spirit as the source of life, coming just after the stark account of creatures dying and returning to dust.
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Genesis 1:2The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.Both passages speak of God's Spirit in relation to the earth, hovering over the waters in Genesis and bringing life in the psalm.
Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Both texts name God as creator, with Genesis describing the beginning and the psalm describing creation and renewal.
Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.Both passages attribute the making of living beings to God's Spirit; Job speaks of a person's life, while the psalm speaks of creatures.
Revelation 21:5He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”Both texts describe God making things new: the ground in the psalm and all things in Revelation.
Ezekiel 37:9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and tell the wind, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these …Both passages connect life with what God sends: his Spirit creates in the psalm, and breath enters the slain in Ezekiel.
Isaiah 65:17“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.Both passages describe God's creative work involving the earth, with renewal of the ground in the psalm and new heavens and earth in Isaiah.
Job 26:13By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.Both passages credit God's Spirit with work in creation, renewing the ground in the psalm and adorning the heavens in Job.
Psalm 33:6By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.Both psalms attribute creation to God, one naming his Spirit and the other his word and the breath of his mouth.
Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.Both passages connect God's Spirit with changed ground: renewal in Psalm 104 and wilderness becoming a fruitful field in Isaiah.
Titus 3:5not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy …Both passages connect renewal with God's Spirit, though the psalm concerns the ground and Titus concerns salvation.
Isaiah 66:22“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me,” says the LORD, “so your offspring and your name shall remain.Both passages speak of God's creative work involving the earth; Isaiah also says the new heavens and earth will remain before him.
Ephesians 2:1You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,Both speak of life being given, though the psalm concerns created life and Ephesians addresses people dead in transgressions and sins.
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Death and dust have their place in this psalm's account of creation. Yet God's work continues: he sends his Spirit, creates life, and renews the ground.
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