Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Ver. 29. Thou hidest thy face] i.e. Thou withdrawest thy favour, thy concurrence, thine influence, they are troubled, or terrified, a cold sweat sitteth upon their limbs, animam agunt, they shortly expire; for in God we live, move, and have our being, Act 17:28 A frown of Augustus Caesar proved to be the death of Cornelius Gallus. Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor of England, died Sept. 20, 1591, of a flux of his urine and grief of mind conceived upon some angry words given him by Queen Elizabeth (Camden).
Thou takest away their breath] Heb. Thou gatherest it, callest for it again, viz. their vital vigour.