Psalms 104:19
He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
In Context
18The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.
Job 38:12Have you, from your earliest days, given orders to the morning, or made the dawn conscious of its place;
Psalms 19:6\19:5\Who is like a newly married man coming from his bride-tent, and is glad like a strong runner starting on his way.
Psalms 136:7To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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 →