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Psalms 104:20

Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

In Context

19He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.

21The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:4And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.

Psalms 50:10For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills;

Psalms 139:10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Amos 1:13Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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