Reference

Psalms 104:29

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
27

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

28

That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

29

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

30

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

31

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Whole-Person Death
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
80% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Whole-Person Death

The verse describes a physical cessation of life and return to dust, but it does not explicitly state the state of consciousness or existence of a non-physical aspect of the person after death.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse describes the immediate physical consequence of death ("die, and return to their dust") rather than explicitly naming or detailing the state or destination of the dead as "Sheol" or "the grave."