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Psalm 104:19-20 KJV
Psalms · chapter 104 · verses 19–20
19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.Psalm 104:19-20 · King James Version
Psalm 104:19-20 in context
17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- appointedʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- darknesschôshekthe darkH2822 →
- seasonsmôwʻêdproperly, an appointmentH4150 →
- knowethyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- makestshîythto placeH7896 →
- beastschayaliveH2416 →
- forestyaʻara copse of bushesH3293 →
- nightlayilproperly, a twistH3915 →
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We are here taught to praise and magnify God, I. For the constant revolutions and succession of day and night, and the dominion of sun and moon over them. The heathen were so affected with the light and influence of the sun and moon, and their serviceableness to the earth, that they worshipped them as deities;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-30