Psalms 104:23

104:22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

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

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Man goes out to his work, to his labor until the evening.

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

Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.

104:24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

What does Psalms 104:23 mean?

Psalms 104:23 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָדָם (ʼâdâm), יָצָא (yâtsâʼ), פֹּעַל (pôʻal).

Hebrew interlinear

Manאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

goeth

forthיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

unto

his

workפֹּעַלpôʻal/po'-al/H6467an act or work (concretely)

and

his

labourעֲבֹדָהʻăbôdâh/ab-o-daw'/H5656work of any kind

until

the

evening.עֶרֶבʻereb/eh'-reb/H6153dusk

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:23.

Genesis 24:11

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that: Heb. that women who draw water go forth

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:23 say?

Psalms 104:23 (King James Version) reads: "Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening."

Is Psalms 104:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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