English Standard Version
Psalms 104:23
23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening.
Psalms 104:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
- New International Version (NIV)Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then people go off to their work, where they labor until evening.
Context of Psalms 104:23
21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. 22When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. 24O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 25Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great.
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יֵצֵ֣א אָדָ֣ם לְפָעֳל֑וֹ וְֽלַעֲבֹ֖דָת֣וֹ עֲדֵי־עָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:23
- Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
- Judges 19:16And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. The men of the place were Benjaminites.
- Ecclesiastes 5:12Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
- Ephesians 4:28Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Man goeth forth - Man is now seen to go forth from his dwelling, and he appears on the stage to perform his daily toil, until evening comes, and then again he gives way for the beasts of night. Thus the scene is ever varying - showing how full of animated existence the earth is; how varied are the occupations of its different inhabitants; and how the varieties of being are adapted to its own varied condition in the alternations of day and night.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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