Psalms 104:19

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“He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.”

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Read Psalms 104:19 in the flow of Psalms104 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Psalms104 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 104:19 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
  2. Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
  3. Job 31:26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
  4. Job 38:12In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
  5. Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
  6. Psalms 19:6it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
  7. Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
  8. Psalms 136:7He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
  9. Jeremiah 31:35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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