Psalms 104:19
17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
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.
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Compare
- BSB
- He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
- KJV
- He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
- WEB
- He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
- ASV
- He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
- DARBY
- He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
- BLB
- He made the moon for appointed times; the sun knows its entrance.
- ÅB
- Han gjorde månen til å fastsette tidene; solen kjenner sin nedgangstid.
- OTB
- Han skapte månen til å fastsette tider;
Solen vet hvor den skal gå ned. - B1930
- Han gjorde månen til å fastsette tidene; solen kjenner sin nedgangstid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 1:14–18
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Read in contextJeremiah 31:35
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Read in contextPsalms 136:7–9
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Read in contextPsalms 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Read in contextJob 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
Read in contextPsalms 19:6
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Read in contextJob 31:26–28
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:19
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
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