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they return and lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/104.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/104.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/104.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>When</i> the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>When</i> the sun rises they withdraw, And they lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>When</i> the sun rises they withdraw, And lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>When</i> the sun rises they gather together And lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the sun arises, they withdraw And lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But when morning comes, they return to their dens, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The sun ariseth, they get them away, and lay them down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The sun ariseth, they collect, and lay themselves down in their dens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun rises, they are gathered, "" And they crouch in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sun shall rise, they will be gathered together, and in their dens they will lie down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:22>The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the sun rises, they steal away and settle down in their dens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the sun rises, they withdraw and lie down in their dens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sun rises; they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The rising of the sun they are gathered and they lie down in their dwellings.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The sun ariseth, they slink away, And couch in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12942" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·še·meš (Art:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">The sun</a> <a href="/hebrew/2224.htm" title="2224: tiz·raḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To rise, come forth. A primitive root; properly, to irradiate, i.e. To rise; specifically, to appear.">rises,</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: yê·’ā·sê·p̄ūn (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">and they withdraw;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7257.htm" title="7257: yir·bā·ṣūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to crouch; be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed.">they lie down</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4585.htm" title="4585: mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Habitation. Or msonah; feminine of ma'own, and meaning the same.">their dens.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-12.htm">Job 38:12-15</a></span><br />In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place, / that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it? / The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24-25</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. / God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/24-14.htm">Job 24:14-17</a></span><br />When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief. / The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face. / In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Amos 5:8</a></span><br />He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-21.htm">Job 37:21</a></span><br />Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></span><br />As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-2</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-22.htm">Job 12:22</a></span><br />He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a></span><br />For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3-5</a></span><br />Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. / In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The sun rises, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-13.htm">Job 24:13-17</a></b></br> They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Nahum 3:17</a></b></br> Thy crowned <i>are</i> as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, <i>but</i> when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they <i>are</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-20.htm">John 3:20</a></b></br> For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/31-14.htm">Ariseth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-5.htm">Collect</a> <a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/job/39-3.htm">Crouch</a> <a href="/job/38-40.htm">Dens</a> <a href="/psalms/102-22.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/psalms/102-22.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/74-21.htm">Retreat</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Steal</a> <a href="/psalms/104-19.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/102-22.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/112-4.htm">Ariseth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Collect</a> <a href="/psalms/132-3.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-4.htm">Crouch</a> <a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Dens</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/psalms/107-3.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/116-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-30.htm">Retreat</a> <a href="/psalms/112-4.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/psalms/105-25.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Steal</a> <a href="/psalms/113-3.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">Together</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-14.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 104</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">A meditation upon the mighty power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">And wonderful providence of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">God's glory is eternal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">The prophet vows perpetually to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Biblically, the sun is often associated with God's creation and His control over time and seasons (<a href="/genesis/1-14.htm">Genesis 1:14-19</a>). The rising sun can symbolize God's faithfulness and the renewal of His mercies each day (<a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>). In a broader theological context, the sun's rising is a reminder of Christ, the "Sun of Righteousness," who brings light and life (<a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a>).<p><b>and they withdraw</b><br>The "they" in this context refers to the nocturnal animals mentioned earlier in the psalm, such as lions. These creatures retreat as the day begins, illustrating the natural rhythm of life ordained by God. This withdrawal signifies the transition from night to day, a time when humans typically begin their activities. The orderly behavior of animals reflects God's wisdom in creation, as seen in <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38-39</a>, where God questions Job about the natural world and its creatures.<p><b>they lie down in their dens</b><br>This phrase indicates the resting place of the animals after their nightly activities. Dens provide safety and shelter, symbolizing God's provision for all His creatures. The imagery of animals lying down in their dens can also be seen as a metaphor for peace and security, themes prevalent throughout Scripture (<a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>). In a spiritual sense, it can remind believers of the rest and refuge found in God, as Jesus invites those who are weary to find rest in Him (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sun.htm">The Sun</a></b><br>Represents the natural order and the daily cycle established by God. It is a symbol of God's creation and His control over time and seasons.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wild_animals.htm">Wild Animals</a></b><br>Implied in the context, as they are the ones who withdraw and lie down in their dens. This highlights the natural behavior of animals as part of God's creation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/dens.htm">Dens</a></b><br>The resting places for animals, symbolizing safety and the provision of God for His creatures.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>The daily cycle of the sun rising and setting is a testament to God's control over the universe. Recognize and trust in His sovereignty in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_provision_in_nature.htm">Order and Provision in Nature</a></b><br>Just as God provides for the animals by giving them a time to rest, He also provides for us. Trust in His provision and care for your needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_rhythm_of_work_and_rest.htm">The Rhythm of Work and Rest</a></b><br>The natural order includes times of activity and rest. Embrace this rhythm in your own life, ensuring you balance work with rest as God designed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_god's_presence.htm">Awareness of God's Presence</a></b><br>The predictability of the sun's cycle is a reminder of God's constant presence. Let this awareness guide you to live a life that honors Him daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_god's_creation.htm">Reflection on God's Creation</a></b><br>Take time to observe and appreciate the natural world, seeing it as a reflection of God's creativity and power. Let this inspire worship and gratitude.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_104.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 104</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_were_days_counted_before_the_sun.htm">If Genesis describes the creation of the sun on the fourth day, how were there 'days' before the sun existed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_earth_'unmoved'_if_it_orbits.htm">How can the earth be 'set on its foundations, never to be moved' (Psalm 104:5) if our planet orbits the sun and moves through space?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_science_and_genesis_8_22_compare.htm">In Genesis 8:22, what do modern scientific findings say about Earth's climate cycles compared to the guarantee of seasons continuing unchanged?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/104.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Lay them down.</span>--With sunrise all is changed. The Wild animals, with their savage instincts, give way to man with his orderly habits and arranged duties. The curse of labour, on which the account in Genesis dwells, is here entirely out of sight, and instead there appears the "poetry of labour." And if all sense of the primal curse has disappeared, the later curse, which lies so heavy on the modern generations of overworked men,<p>"Who make perpetual moan,<p>Still from one labour to another thrown,"<p>has not appeared. The day brings only healthy toil, and the evening happy rest.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 22, 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sun ariseth.</span> Bright beams of light flame up the eastern sky; and earth basks in the sun's smile. But it is a signal to the lions and the other wild beasts to withdraw. <span class="cmt_word">They gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.</span> Hiding themselves from the eye of day, and retreating into places where they are safe. Then it is the turn of humanity to reappear. Humanity wakes up; and <span class="cmt_word">man goeth forth auto his work and to his labour uutil the evening;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> man proceeds to his appointed task, which is "work" - once a curse (<a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a>), now a blessing (<a href="/ephesians/4-28.htm">Ephesians 4:28</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The sun</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·še·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rises,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּזְרַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(tiz·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2224.htm">Strong's 2224: </a> </span><span class="str2">To irradiate, to rise, to appear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they withdraw;</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·sê·p̄ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they lie down</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(yir·bā·ṣūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7257.htm">Strong's 7257: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their dens.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4585.htm">Strong's 4585: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-22.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:22 The sun rises and they steal away (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>