Psalms 104:22
When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
Noyes 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 prey, And seek their food from God.
23Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening.
Cross References
Job 24:13Others hate the light; They know not its ways, And abide not in its paths.
Nahum 3:17Thy princes are like locusts, And thy captains like swarms of locusts, Which encamp in the hedges in the time of cold; But when the sun ariseth, they flee away, And the 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 →