Psalms 104:20
Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
Young's Literal Translation
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 made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
21The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
Cross References
Genesis 1:4And God seeth the light that [it is] good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,
Psalms 50:10For Mine [is] every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen.
Psalms 139:10Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
Amos 1:13Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their ripping up the pregnant ones of Gilead, To enlarge their border,
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 →