Psalms 104:23

(m) Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

(m) That is, when the day springs for the light is as it were a shield to defend man against the tyranny and fierceness of beasts.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 104:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Man goeth forth ... - Man is now seen to go forth from his dwelling, and he appears on the stage to perform his daily toil, until evening comes,...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CIV. The Glory of the Creator. Psalms 104:1-4 . Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the light which God made first ( Genesis 1:3 ) be...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. The sun ariseth, they ... lay them down in their dens. Man...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of Psalms 10...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 104:1-35 LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been d...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Habitation for Beast and Man Psalms 104:13-23 Where there is true love for God, there will be a glad and rejoicing heart that takes pleasure...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is that of t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

So, my soul, do thou, morning by morning, go forth in the spiritual work of thy Jesus, in his strength, and his righteousness, until the evening of l...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Man goeth forth to his work ,.... Having taken sleep in the night, being comfortably refreshed, and his strength recruited; he rises with the rising...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. Ver. 23. Man goeth forth unto his work ] His honest employment in his particula...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The sun ariseth For as he knows the time of his going down , so, thanks be to God, he knows the proper time of his rising, and then the wild beas...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Bounty. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun know...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

With security and confidence, knowing the nature and custom of wild beasts, that they hide themselves by day.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor lifts...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 104:23 It has been pretended by some teachers that works were only required under the Law, and grace comes instead under the Gospel; but th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps this Psalm may...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God in the cre...
The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord my God, Thou art very great. A hymn of praise to God in Nature I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature. 1. In the domain of d...
The Biblical Illustrator

Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour, until the evening. The day’s work The psalm from which our text is taken is one of the most c...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION " THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Praise of God for His Work in the Kingdom of Nature. The psalmist, probably David, as in the preceding psalm, celebrates the glory of God in the w...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Man goeth forth unto his work, the day being allotted to him, and to his labor until the evening. Cf Job 24:5 ; Job 37:8 ; Job 38:40 . In the ne...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 3:8-12 ; Ecclesiastes 5:12 ; Ephesians 4:28 ; Genesis 3:19 ; Judges 19:16

²³ Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 104:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 104:23