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20 You make it dark and night comes,[a]
during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.
21 The lions roar for prey,
seeking their food from God.[b]
22 When the sun rises, they withdraw
and sleep[c] in their dens.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:20 tn Heb “you make darkness, so that it might be night.”
  2. Psalm 104:21 sn The lions’ roaring is viewed as a request for food from God.
  3. Psalm 104:22 tn Heb “lie down.”

20 You bring darkness,(A) it becomes night,(B)
    and all the beasts of the forest(C) prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey(D)
    and seek their food from God.(E)
22 The sun rises, and they steal away;
    they return and lie down in their dens.(F)

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