Psalms 104:22

22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.

Psalms 104:22 in Other Translations

22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

22 When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.

22 At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest.

22 When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens.

22 The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.

22 When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.

22 The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.

22 The sun rises, and they slip away. They return to their dens and lie down.

Psalms 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 ) .

Psalms 104:22 In-Context

20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.

21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.

23 Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.

24 How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Cross References

• 1. S Job 37:8