Psalms 104:19
Yahweh, you made the moon to indicate the times for our festivals, and you made the sun that knows when to go down.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19And be careful to not look up toward the sky and be tempted to worship anything that you see there—the sun or the moon or the stars. Yahweh our God has given those to be a blessing to all people everywhere, but you must not worship them.
Job 38:12“Job, have you ever commanded the morning to begin? Have you ever told the dawn to start a new day?
Psalms 19:6The sun rises at one side of the sky and goes across the sky and sets on the other side, and nothing can hide from its heat.
Psalms 136:7He is the one who created great lights in the sky; his faithful love for us endures forever.
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 →