Psalms 104:22
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.
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.
24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
- KJV
- The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
- WEB
- The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.
- ASV
- The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.
- DARBY
- The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
- BLB
- The sun rises, they are gathered; and in their dens they stretch out.
- ÅB
- Solen går opp, de trekker seg tilbake og legger seg i sine boliger.
- OTB
- Når solen står opp, trekker de seg tilbake,
Og legger seg i sine huler. - B1930
- Solen går op, de trekker sig tilbake og legger sig i sine boliger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 37:8
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
Read in contextJob 24:13–17
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
Read in contextJohn 3:20
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Read in contextNahum 3:17
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
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