King James Version
Psalms 104:20 in the King James Version says “Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. beasts: Heb. beasts thereof ...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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”
Psalms 104:20 · KJV
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.
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
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“darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and it is night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
“do creep”
H7430properly, to glide swiftly, i.e., to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“wherein all the beasts”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“of the forest”
H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
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