Psalms 104:22

Psalms 104:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
• New International Version (NIV)The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.

Context of Psalms 104:22

20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth. 21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens. 23Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening. 24O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

Psalms 104:22 word by word

תִּזְרַ֣ח הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן וְאֶל־מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

• sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• layרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257
• densמְעֹנָהme‛ônâh me‛ônâh · habitationH4585

Cross-references for Psalms 104:22

• Job 24:13These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.
• Nahum 3:17Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
• John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

Commentaries on Psalms 104:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The sun ariseth - The dawn of day is the warning for man to arise and betake himself to his work; and is the warning to them to retire to their dens.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The sun ariseth - A new scene in this endless variety of incidents in a world full of life and beauty. The psalmist sees the light break in the east, and the sun appear above the horizon - and the whole scene is changed. The animals that had gone forth at night are seen to return again to their hiding-places, and man in his turn Psalm 104:23 is seen to go forth to his daily toil. They gather themselves together - Though scattered in the night, when light…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. 20-23Cycles of darkness and dawn mark the days on earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2320-23. He provides and adapts to man's wants the appointed times and seasons.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 104:22

• Animals
• Blessing
• God

In the dictionaries

• Amen
• Bless
• Chamber
• Clothe
• Den
• Grow
• Manifold
• Providence
• Refuge
• Renew

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