Mazmur 104:19-23

104:19 He made the moon to mark the months, ¹ 

and the sun sets according to a regular schedule. ² 

104:20 You make it dark and night comes, ³ 

during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

104:21 The lions roar for prey,

seeking their food from God. ⁴ 

104:22 When the sun rises, they withdraw

and sleep ⁵  in their dens.

104:23 Men then go out to do their work,

and labor away until evening. ⁶ 

Mazmur 136:7-9

136:7 to the one who made the great lights,

for his loyal love endures,

136:8 the sun to rule by day,

for his loyal love endures,

136:9 the moon and stars to rule by night,

for his loyal love endures,

[104:19]  ¹ tn Heb “he made [the] moon for appointed times.” The phrase “appointed times” probably refers to the months of the Hebrew lunar calendar.

[104:19]  ² tn Heb more metaphorically, “knows its setting.”

[104:20]  ³ tn Heb “you make darkness, so that it might be night.”

[104:21]  ⁴ sn The lions’ roaring is viewed as a request for food from God.

[104:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “lie down.”

[104:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “man goes out to his work, and to his labor until evening.”