104:20 You make it dark and night comes, 1
during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.
104:21 The lions roar for prey,
seeking their food from God. 2
104:22 When the sun rises, they withdraw
and sleep 3 in their dens.
104:23 Men then go out to do their work,
and labor away until evening. 4
1 tn Heb “you make darkness, so that it might be night.”
2 sn The lions’ roaring is viewed as a request for food from God.
3 tn Heb “lie down.”
4 tn Heb “man goes out to his work, and to his labor until evening.”