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Psalm 104:22

Listen to Psalm 104:22
22 Die Sonne geht auf: sie ziehen sich zurück und lagern sich in ihre Höhlen.

Psalm 104:22 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 104:22

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together
Having gone some one way, some another, seeking their prey; but upon the sun's rising gather together in order to return from whence they came, abhorring the light of the sun, as some creatures do, and fearing being hunted and taken by men, the fear of whom is still in some measure upon the beasts of the field, ( Genesis 9:2 ) . So wicked men do not care for the light of the day, nor do false teachers choose to come to the light of the word; these owls and bats, these, as Tertullian calls them; and Satan himself chooses to set upon persons when they are in darkness, and in melancholy and disconsolate frames; and is afraid of believers, when they put on the armour of light, especially the shield of faith, and resist him with it, then he flees from them.

And lay them down in their dens;
for rest and safety, and to feed themselves and young ones with the ravin they bring with them; see ( Song of Solomon 4:8 ) ( Nahum 2:12 ) .

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Psalm 104:22 In-Context

20 Du machst Finsternis, und es wird Nacht; in ihr regen sich alle Tiere des Waldes;
21 die jungen Löwen brüllen nach Raub und fordern von Gott ihre Speise.
22 Die Sonne geht auf: sie ziehen sich zurück und lagern sich in ihre Höhlen.
23 Der Mensch geht aus an sein Werk und an seine Arbeit, bis zum Abend.
24 Wie viele sind deiner Werke, Jehova! Du hast sie alle mit Weisheit gemacht, voll ist die Erde deiner Reichtümer.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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