| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ps 104:22 | World English | The sun rises, and they steal away, and lay down in their dens. |
| King James | The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The sun ariseth - A new scene in this endless variety of incidents in a world full of life and beauty. The psalmist sees the light break in the east, and the sun appear above the horizon - and the whole scene is changed. The animals that had gone forth at night are seen to return again to their hiding-places, and man in his turn Psa 104:23 is seen to go forth to his daily toil. They gather themselves together - Though scattered in the night, when light returns, they all bend their steps to the places where they are accustomed to repose in the daytime. The scene is most beautiful. At night they sally forth for their prey; when the morning light returns, they all retrace their steps to the places in dens and caverns where they pass the day, and there they repose in silence until night returns again. |