Psalms 104:22
The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
In Context
21The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
23Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Cross References
Job 24:13There are those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
Nahum 3:17Thy chosen men are as the locusts, and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day: when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
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 →