Psalms 104:22
The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
In Context
21The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
23Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening.
Cross References
Job 24:13Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.
Nahum 3:17Your crowned ones are like the locusts, and your scribes like the clouds of insects which take cover in the walls on a cold day, but when the sun comes up they go in flight, and are seen no longer in their place.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:20-31
The Divine Bounty. 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. 24 O Lord , how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.… Read the whole commentary →