Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows his going down.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
In Context
18The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
20Thou make darkness, and it is night, during which all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes to heaven, and when thou see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which LORD thy God has allotted to all the peoples
Job 38:12Have thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [and] caused the dayspring to know its place
Psalms 19:6His going forth is from the end of the heavens, and his circuit to the ends of it, and there is nothing hid from the heat of it.
Psalms 136:7to him who made great lights, for his loving kindness [is] forever,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:11-19
The Divine Bounty. 10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. 12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. 13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 15 And wine that maketh… Read the whole commentary →