Psalms 104:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.”
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BSBPD
“The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 104:22 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 24:13Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
- Job 37:8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
- Nahum 3:17Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.
- John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
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