시편 104:19-21 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:19-30

We are here taught to praise and magnify God, I. For the constant revolutions and succession of day and night, and the dominion of sun and moon over them. The heathen were so affected with the light and influence of the sun and moon, and their serviceableness to the earth, that they worshipped them as deities; and therefore the scripture takes all occasions to show that the gods they worshipped are the creatures and servants of the true God (Ps. 104:19): He appointed the moon for seasons, for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:19

He appointeth the moon for seasons ,.... Or, "he made" F5 עשה "fecit", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.; ; for the moon is the work of his hands, Psalm 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:20

Thou makest darkness, and it is night ,.... The darkness was before the light, and the night before the day, Genesis 1:2 and now the darkness and night are made by the setting of the sun before mentioned; see Isaiah 45:7 . Wherein all the beasts of the field do creep forth ; out of their dens, and range about for their prey, as the evening wolves and others: and these are not the only creatures that choose the night and darkness; all wicked men do the same; whose deeds are evil, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:21

The young lions roar after their prey ,.... Or, "at the prey" F6 לטרף "ad praedam", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.; ; for, according to the Scriptures, it seems as if their time of roaring was when they have got their prey, and are tearing it and feeding on it, and not till then, Amos 3:4 though naturalists tell us, that, when they are pinched with hunger, they make such a hideous roaring, as quite stupefies, as well as terrifies,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:20

Thou makest darkness - It is not the design of God that there should be either constant darkness or constant light. That man may labor, he gives him, by means of the sun, the light of the day; and that he may rest from his labor, and get his strength recruited, he gives him night, and comparative darkness. And as it would not be convenient for man and the wild beasts of the forest to collect their food at the same time, he has given the night to them as the proper time to procure their prey,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:21

The young lions roar after their prey - It is said of the lion, that his roaring is so terrible as to astonish and quite unnerve the beast which he pursues; so that, though fleeter than himself, it falls down and becomes an easy prey. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:19

Verse 19 19.He hath appointed the moon to distinguish seasons The Psalmist now comes to another commendation of God’s providence as manifested in the beautiful arrangement by which the course of the sun and moon alternately succeeds each other; for the diversity in their mutual changes is so far from producing confusion, that all must easily perceive the impossibility of finding any better method of distinguishing time. When it is said, that the moon was appointed to distinguish seasons,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:21

Verse 21 21.The lions roar after their prey Although lions, if hunger compels them, go forth from their dens and roar even at noon-day, yet the prophet describes what is most usually the case. He therefore says, that lions do not venture to go abroad during the daytime, but that, trusting to the darkness of the night, they then sally forth in quest of their prey. Herein is manifested the wonderful providence of God, that a beast so dreadful confines itself within its den, that men may walk... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:19-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 104:1-35

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