Psalms 104:22

104:21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

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

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The sun rises, and they steal away, and lay down in their dens.

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

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

104:23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

What does Psalms 104:22 mean?

Psalms 104:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh), זָרַח (zârach), אָסַף (ʼâçaph).

Hebrew interlinear

The

sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh/sheh'-mesh/H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement

ariseth,זָרַחzârach/zaw-rakh'/H2224properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)

they

gather

themselves

together,אָסַףʼâçaph/aw-saf'/H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

and

lay

them

downרָבַץrâbats/raw-bats'/H7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed

their

dens.מְעוֹנָהmᵉʻôwnâh/meh-o-naw'/H4585{an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:22.

2 Kings 3:22

And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:

2 Samuel 23:4

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Exodus 22:3

If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

Genesis 32:31

And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

Judges 9:33

And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. as thou shalt: Heb. as thine hand shall find

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:22 say?

Psalms 104:22 (King James Version) reads: "The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens."

Is Psalms 104:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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