104:19 He made the moon to mark the months, 1
and the sun sets according to a regular schedule. 2
104:20 You make it dark and night comes, 3
during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.
104:21 The lions roar for prey,
seeking their food from God. 4
104:22 When the sun rises, they withdraw
and sleep 5 in their dens.
104:23 Men then go out to do their work,
and labor away until evening. 6
104:24 How many living things you have made, O Lord! 7
You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; 8
the earth is full of the living things you have made.
1 tn Heb “he made [the] moon for appointed times.” The phrase “appointed times” probably refers to the months of the Hebrew lunar calendar.
2 tn Heb more metaphorically, “knows its setting.”
3 tn Heb “you make darkness, so that it might be night.”
5 sn The lions’ roaring is viewed as a request for food from God.
7 tn Heb “lie down.”
9 tn Heb “man goes out to his work, and to his labor until evening.”
11 tn Heb “How many [are] your works, O
12 tn Heb “all of them with wisdom you have made.”