King James Version
Psalms 104:22 in the King James Version says “The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.”
Psalms 104:22 · KJV
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.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“ariseth”
H2224properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e., to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
“The sun”
H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement
“they gather themselves together”
H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
“in their dens”
H4585an abode, of god (the tabernacle or the temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
“and lay them down”
H7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
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