Psalm 104:22

22 Le soleil se lève: ils se retirent, Et se couchent dans leurs tanières.

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 ) .

Psalm 104:22 In-Context

20 Tu amènes les ténèbres, et il est nuit: Alors tous les animaux des forêts sont en mouvement;

21 Les lionceaux rugissent après la proie, Et demandent à Dieu leur nourriture.

22 Le soleil se lève: ils se retirent, Et se couchent dans leurs tanières.

23 L'homme sort pour se rendre à son ouvrage, Et à son travail, jusqu'au soir.

24 Que tes oeuvres sont en grand nombre, ô Eternel! Tu les as toutes faites avec sagesse. La terre est remplie de tes biens.