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Psalms 104:20

You make it dark: night comes, when all the wild beasts creep out.

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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 created the moon to mark seasons, and told the sun when to set.

21Young lions that roar for their prey, seeking their meat from God.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:4God saw that the light was good. He separated the light from the darkness,

Psalms 50:10for all beasts of the forest are mine, and the kine on a thousand hills.

Psalms 139:10there also your hand would grasp me, and your right hand take hold of me.

Amos 1:13The Lord says: For Ammonites’ three crimes – no, four! – I will not rescind my judgment. They have ripped open pregnant women in Gilead, in their lust for land.

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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