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Psalms 104:22
22At sunrise, they go back to their homes, and they lie down to rest.
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
20At night you make it dark, so that the forest animals come out. 21The lions roar while they look for animals to kill. They look for the food that God gives to them. At sunrise, they go back to their homes, and they lie down to rest. 23During the day, people go out to work. They work at their jobs until it is evening. 24Lord, you have made very many different things! You were very wise in the way that you have made them all. The earth is full of the living things that you have made.
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:22 word by word
תִּזְרַ֣ח הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן וְאֶל־מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 104:22
- Job 24:13Some people refuse to live in the light. They do not understand it. They do not go along the good way that it shows to them.
- Nahum 3:17Your army and officers are so many that they are like locusts. Locusts stay on the walls on a cold day. But when the sun comes out, they fly away. And then nobody knows where they go.
- John 3:20Everyone who does evil things hates the light. A person like that will not come to the light because he is afraid. He does not want the bad things that he has done to show clearly.
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
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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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