Psalms 104:19

He appointed the moon for seasons— See Genesis 1:14.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 104:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He appointed the moon for seasons - Genesis 1:14-18 . That is, The moon, as well as the sun, is appointed to divide time; to determine its progr...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He appointed (i) the moon for seasons: (k) the sun knoweth his going down. (i) As to separate the night from the day, and to note days, months and y...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

knoweth. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. He hath appointed the moon to distinguish seasons The Psalmist now comes to another commendation of God’s providence as manifested in th...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. He appointed the moon for seasons - The heathens thought that the sun and moon wer...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. He appointed the moon for seasons - `appointed times' (cf. Genesis 1:14 )...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

See Genesis 1:14-18 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The moon for seasons. — See Psalms 89:37 , Note. The mention of the inferior luminary first is no doubt partly due to its importance in fixing the...
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

As in the natural; set in the spiritual world, there are seasons of light and darkness; and when Jesus, the Sun of righteousness, for a moment withdr...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He appointeth the moon for seasons ,.... Or, "he made" e; for the moon is the work of his hands, Psalms 8:3 as is likewise the sun. From the rain...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. Ver. 19. He appointed the moon for seasons ] Most nations reckoned the year by...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He appointeth the moon , &c. “From a survey of the works of God upon the earth, the psalmist proceeds to extol that divine wisdom which is manif...
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

For seasons; to measure and distinguish the times, both months, and, amongst many nations, years also; as also the seasons of divers natural events...
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...
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 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

He appointed the moon for seasons, to measure the seasons of the year; the sun knoweth his going down, as originally established by the Lord, Gene...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 4:19 ; Genesis 1:14-18 ; Jeremiah 31:35 ; Job 31:26-28 ; Job 38:12 ; Psalms 136:7-9 ; Psalms 8:3
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For seasons — To distinguish the times, the seasons of divers natural events, as of the ebbing and flowing of waters, and other seasons for sacred...

¹⁹ He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 104:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin'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

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 104:19