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Psalm 104:19

He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.

17where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
20You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
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Notice

The moon’s appointed task and the sun’s known setting draw attention to the order God gives the sky, often passed over in daily life.

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Connect

Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 8:3Both psalms look at the moon and recognize God’s appointment behind its place in the heavens.
Jeremiah 31:35The LORD, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves …Both passages describe the sun and moon within an order established by God.
Genesis 1:14–18God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;Both passages connect the lights in the sky with marking time under God’s direction.
Jeremiah 33:25The LORD says: “If my covenant of day and night fails, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth,God’s appointment of heavenly order links the moon and sunset here with Jeremiah’s language about day and night.
Psalm 136:7–9to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;Both psalms credit God with the heavenly lights, describing his making of them or his appointment of their tasks.
Psalm 74:16The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.Both passages place the sun and the rhythm of day and night under God’s rule.
Psalm 89:37It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.The moon appears in both passages, marking time here and serving as a witness to lasting establishment in Psalm 89.
Job 38:12“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,Both passages portray the day’s transitions as knowing their appointed place, with sunset here and dawn in Job.
Deuteronomy 33:14for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things that the moon can yield,Both passages attend to the sun and moon, describing their roles in marking time or yielding fruit.
Job 31:26–28if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,Both passages direct attention to the sun and moon, though the supplied words from Job describe their appearance.
Deuteronomy 4:19and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship …Both passages place the sun and moon under God’s authority; Deuteronomy also warns against worshiping them.
Where this verse fits

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Watch dusk for five minutes without a screen

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Encouragement

Even an evening you scarcely notice belongs to the order God has appointed. The poem speaks of the sun as knowing its task: God governs the passing of days.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).