Psalms 104:23
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
In Context
22The sun ariseth, they get them away, and lay them down in their dens.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
2 Thessalonians 3:8neither did we eat bread for nought at any man’s hand, but in labour and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:
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 →