Psalms 104:20-21 - Exposition

Thou makest darkness, and it is night. The mention of the moon and sun introduces a picture of night ( Psalms 104:20 , Psalms 104:21 ) and a picture of the day ( Psalms 104:22 , Psalms 104:23 ). The day draws in—darkness descends—night is come. At once there is a stir in the animal world. Man has gone to his rest; but the time is arrived wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The primeval jungle is alive with motion and sound. All the animals are on the alert. seeking their prey. The young lions are heard above all; they roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The awful sound of their hungry roar drowns almost all other sounds, and shakes with terror the hearts of those that hear. Suddenly, however, night turns into day—