Psalms 104:19
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
In Context
18The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
20Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19Lest perhaps lifting up thy eyes to heaven, thou see the sun and the moon, and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error thou adore and serve them, which the Lord thy God created for the service of all the nations, that are under heaven.
Job 38:12Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning of the day its place?
Psalms 19:6He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way:
Psalms 136:7He bringeth up clouds from the end of the earth: he hath made lightnings for the rain. He bringeth forth winds out of his stores:
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 →