Passage

Psalms 104.19

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"17. Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. 18. The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies."

"19. He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down."

"20. Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth. 21. The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God." (Psalms 104:17-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"17. where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees. 18. The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers."

"19. He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set."

"20. You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl. 21. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God." (Psalms 104:17-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"17. Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 18. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies."

"19. He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down."

"20. 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} 21. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God." (Psalms 104:17-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"17. Where birds do make nests, The stork, the firs [are] her house. 18. The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,"

"19. He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance."

"20. Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep. 21. The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food." (Psalms 104:17-21, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Laws of the Universe as Witness to Design

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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