Psalms 104:22
The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
Majority Standard Bible
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 for their prey and seek their food from God.
23Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
Cross References
Job 24:13Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
Nahum 3:17Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.
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 →