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Psalms 104:19-23

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

19. He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep [forth]. 21. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23. Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

Psalms 104:19-23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 104:19

Theological / Devotional

Moon. The picture of the night precedes that of the day. With vs. 19–23 compare the Creation record concerning the heavenly bodies (Gen. 1:14–19).

Seasons. See Gen. 1:14. On the Hebrew lunar calendar see Vol. II, pp. 112–117.

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