Psalms 104:22

What does Psalms 104:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 104:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.

Context

v.21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

v.22This passage

v.23Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 24:13

    These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

  • Job 37:8

    Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.

  • Nahum 3:17

    Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

  • John 3:20

    For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

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