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Psalm 104:19-21
New English Translation

19 He made the moon to mark the months,[a]
and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.[b]
20 You make it dark and night comes,[c]
during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.
21 The lions roar for prey,
seeking their food from God.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:19 tn Heb “he made [the] moon for appointed times.” The phrase “appointed times” probably refers to the months of the Hebrew lunar calendar.
  2. Psalm 104:19 tn Heb more metaphorically, “knows its setting.”
  3. Psalm 104:20 tn Heb “you make darkness, so that it might be night.”
  4. Psalm 104:21 sn The lions’ roaring is viewed as a request for food from God.
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