God’s Word Translation
Psalms 104:22
22When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.
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
20He brings darkness, and it is nighttime, when all the wild animals in the forest come out. 21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens. 23Then people go to do their work, to do their tasks until evening. 24What a large number of things you have made, O Lord! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.
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 24:13“Such people are among those who rebel against the light. They are not acquainted with its ways. They do not stay on its paths.
- Nahum 3:17Your officers are like locusts, and your scribes are like swarms of locusts that settle on the fences when it is cold. The sun rises, and they scatter in every direction. No one knows where they’ve gone.
- John 3:20People who do what is wrong hate the light and don’t come to the light. They don’t want their actions to be exposed.
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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