Mazmur 104:18-23

104:18 The wild goats live in the high mountains; ¹ 

the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.

104:19 He made the moon to mark the months, ² 

and the sun sets according to a regular schedule. ³ 

104:20 You make it dark and night comes, ⁴ 

during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

104:21 The lions roar for prey,

seeking their food from God. ⁵ 

104:22 When the sun rises, they withdraw

and sleep ⁶  in their dens.

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

and labor away until evening. ⁷ 

[104:18]  ¹ tn Heb “the high mountains [are] for the goats.”

[104:19]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb more metaphorically, “knows its setting.”

[104:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “you make darkness, so that it might be night.”

[104:21]  ⁵ sn The lions’ roaring is viewed as a request for food from God.

[104:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “lie down.”

[104:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “man goes out to his work, and to his labor until evening.”