Psalms 104:23
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Psalms 104:23 in other translations
| BSB | Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening. |
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| WEB | Man goes out to his work, to his labor until the evening. |
| ASV | Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening. |
| YLT | Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service--till evening. |
| DARBY | Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening. |
| BBE | Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening. |
| Webster | Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening. |
What does Psalms 104:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 104:20-23
20-23. He provides and adapts to man's wants the appointed times and seasons.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 104:19-30
We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenous creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the language of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings which…
Psalms 104:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 104:23
- Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
- Ephesians 4:28
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
- Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
- Judges 19:16
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. …
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Context
- Psalms 104:22
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
- Psalms 104:23
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
- Psalms 104:24
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalms 104:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sale el hombre á su hacienda, y á su labranza hasta la tarde. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Alors l’homme sort à son ouvrage et à son travail, jusqu’au soir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Mensch geht aus an sein Werk und an seine Arbeit, bis zum Abend. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et intravit Israël in Ægyptum, et Jacob accola fuit in terra Cham. |