Psalms 104:19

“He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

He appointed the moone for seasons; the sunne knoweth his going downe.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
- American Standard Version (1901)

He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
- Basic English Bible

He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
- Darby Bible

He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
- Webster's Bible

He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
- World English Bible

He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 104:19


104:19 For seasons - To distinguish the times, the seasons of divers natural events, as of the ebbing and flowing of waters, and other seasons for sacred and civil affairs, which were commonly regulated by the moon.


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