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
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