Tree of Life 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.
Context of Psalms 104:23
21The young lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God. 22But when the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens. Man goes out to his work, and to his labor until the evening. 24Adonai, how countless are Your works! In wisdom You made them all— the earth is full of Your creatures. 25There is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with gliding things innumerable, living creatures, both small and large.
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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 brow will you eat food, until you return to the ground, since from it were you taken. For you are dust, and to dust will you return.”
- Judges 19:16Now behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was of the hill country of Ephraim but dwelled in Gibeah, while the rest of the men of the place were Benjamites.
- Ecclesiastes 5:12There is a grievous wrong that I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his own hurt,
- Ephesians 4:28The one who steals must steal no longer—instead he must work, doing something useful with his own hands, so he may have something to share with the one who has need.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8And we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but worked night and day with labor and hardship, so as not to burden 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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