King James Version
Psalms 104:19 in the King James Version says “He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”
Psalms 104:19 · KJV
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. beasts: Heb. beasts thereof do trample on the forest
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
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“for seasons”
H4150properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
“the sun”
H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement
“knoweth”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
“his going down”
H3996an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards
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