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Psalms 104:19
19He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.
Psalms 104:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
- New International Version (NIV)He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.
Context of Psalms 104:19
17Where the birds make their nests; As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the shephanim. He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting. 20You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night, In which prowls about every wild beast of the forest. 21The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God.
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עָשָׂ֣ה יָ֭רֵחַ לְמוֹעֲדִ֑ים שֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁ יָדַ֥ע מְבוֹאֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 104:19
- Psalms 8:3When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established,
- Psalms 136:7To Him who made the great lights, For His lovingkindness endures forever;
- Genesis 1:14Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;
- Deuteronomy 4:19And beware that you do not raise your eyes toward heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and let yourselves be led astray and worship them and serve them, [mere created bodies] which the Lord your God has allotted to [serve and benefit] all the peoples under the whole heaven.
- Job 31:26If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone Or the moon going in its splendor,
- Job 38:12“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning, And caused the dawn to know its place,
- Jeremiah 31:35Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and of the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea’s roaring billows or stills the waves when they roar; The Lord of hosts is His name:
Commentaries on Psalms 104:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19He appointed the moon for seasons - The heathens thought that the sun and moon were gods, and worshipped them as such. The psalmist shows, 1. That they are creatures dependent on God for their being and continuance; and, 2. That they were made for the use of man. See what has been said on these luminaries in the notes on Genesis 1:14-16; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19He appointed the moon for seasons - Genesis 1:14-18. That is, The moon, as well as the sun, is appointed to divide time; to determine its progress; to indicate the return of festival occasions, or appointed times to be observed in any manner. It is, in fact, the foundation of the division of the year into “months,” and consequently the indication of all that is to be observed in the “months” of the year. But for this, there would be no natural divisions…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenous creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the language of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings which cannot be uttered? There is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19the moon to mark the seasons: Ancient Israel based its calendar on the cycles of the moon. the sun knows when to set: This poetic description reflects what people normally see. The sun goes down at a regular time each evening.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. God's care of even wild animals and uncultivated parts of the earth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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