Psalms 104:22
The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
In Context
21The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
23Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Cross References
Job 24:13They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.
Nahum 3:17Thy crowned ones [are] as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place 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 →