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Psalms 104:19
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He made the moon for the seasons;The sun knows the place of its setting.
He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.
He hath made the moone for certayne seasons: and the sunne knoweth his goyng downe.
He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.
He made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its going down.
Lord, you made the moon to show us when the festivals begin. And the sun always knows when to set.
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
He appointed the moone for seasons; the sunne knoweth his going downe.
Thou hast appoynted the Moone for certayne seasons, the Sonne knoweth his goinge downe.
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !
He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.
He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knows his going down.
He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.
You created the moon to tell us the seasons. The sun knows when to set,
You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set.
He appoynted the moone for certaine seasons: the sunne knoweth his going downe.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set.
He made the moon to mark the time of year. And the sun knows when to go down.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
You have made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
He hath made the moon for seasons, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.
(103-19) He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He made the moon for appointed times; the sun knows its time for setting.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.
You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun always knows when to set.
You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set.
He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set.
He made the moone in to tymes; the sunne knewe his goyng doun.
He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 8:3, Psalms 136:7-9, Genesis 1:14-18, Deuteronomy 4:19, Job 31:26-28, Job 38:12, Jeremiah 31:35
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:14 - moon Psalms 89:37 - ever Ecclesiastes 1:5 - sun Jeremiah 33:20 - General Jeremiah 33:25 - and if
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He appointeth the moon for seasons,.... Or, "he made" e; for the moon is the work of his hands, Psalms 8:3 as is likewise the sun. From the rain the psalmist passes to the luminaries; for this reason, as Aben Ezra thinks, because they are the cause of rain: the moon is taken notice of in the first place, because, as Kimchi observes, the night was before the day; and in the night of the fourth day were the sun, moon, and stars; but the sun rose in the morning. The moon was made for seasons as well as the sun, Genesis 1:16 or that times might be numbered by it, as the Targum, both months and years; one of its courses and revolutions making a month, and twelve of these a year; which lunar years were in use among some nations: as also it is supposed to have an influence on the ebbing and flowing of the tides; and served to regulate the festivals of the Jews, their set appointed times, as the word signifies, and is used of them, and which were governed by it. And this Jarchi takes to be the sense of the passage; though Aben Ezra more truly remarks, that it purely belongs to the work of creation, and the original design and use of this luminary. It was an emblem of the ceremonial law; which consisted, among other things, in the observation of new moons; which gave some light in the time of Jewish darkness, though but a dim one, in comparison of the Gospel; had its imperfections, was changeable, waxed old, and vanished away; and which the church is said to have under her feet, being abolished,
Revelation 12:1. Though some think the world is meant, which is changeable and fading. It was also an emblem of the church, Song of Solomon 6:10 which receives her light from Christ, the sun of righteousness; has its different phases and appearances; sometimes being in prosperity, and sometimes in adversity; has its spots and imperfections, and yet beautiful, through the grace of God and righteousness of Christ.
The sun knoweth his going down; not the going down of the moon, which is the sense of some, according to Kimchi; but his own going down; and so he knows his rising, to which this is opposed, Psalms 50:1 and every revolution, diurnal or annual, he makes; and which he constantly and punctually observes, as if he was a creature endued with reason and understanding; see Psalms 19:5. He knows the time of his setting, as the Targum, Syriac, and Arabic versions; and also the place where he is to set, at the different seasons of the year, and indeed every day. This luminary is an emblem of Christ, the sun of righteousness, Psalms 84:11 the fountain of all light; the light of nature, grace, and glory; and of all spiritual life and heat, as well as fruitfulness. He arose at his incarnation, and set at his death, the time of both which he full well knew; and he has his risings and settings, with respect to the manifestation of himself to his people, or hiding himself from them, which depend on his pleasure.
e עשה "fecit", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He appointed the moon for seasons - Genesis 1:14-18. That is, The moon, as well as the sun, is appointed to divide time; to determine its progress; to indicate the return of festival occasions, or appointed times to be observed in any manner. It is, in fact, the foundation of the division of the year into “months,” and consequently the indication of all that is to be observed in the “months” of the year. But for this, there would be no natural divisions of time except those of day and night, and of the year. How great an advantage it is for the purpose of life, to have time broken up into brief intervals or periods which can be marked and remembered, both in our private life and in history, it is not necessary to say. God has been pleased to add to the natural divisions of time into days, and years, and months, an “artificial” division - the “fourth” part of the moon’s course - “a week,” indicated by the Sabbath, thus greatly facilitating the plans of life in regard to stated times or “seasons,” and especially in regard to religious observances. The idea in the passage before us is, that the whole arrangement is one of benevolence, promoting the comfort of man, and bringing the ideas of succession, variety, and beauty into the system.
The sun knoweth his going down - As if conscious of what he is doing, he knows the exact time of setting, and never varies, but always obeys the divine command; never sets “before” his time - unexpectedly shortening the day, and leaving man in sudden darkness in the midst of his toil; and never lingers above the horizon “after” the moment has come for his setting, but withdraws at the exact time, enabling man to close his toil, and seek repose, and giving an opportunity for another class of creatures to come forth on the animated scene. Their good is regarded as well as that of man; and the operations of nature are so arranged as to promote the welfare of all.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 104:19. He appointed the moon for seasons — The heathens thought that the sun and moon were gods, and worshipped them as such. The psalmist shows,
1. That they are creatures dependent on God for their being and continuance; and,
2. That they were made for the use of man. See what has been said on these luminaries in the notes on Genesis 1:14-16.
