Psalms 104:19

“He made the moon for the appointed times; the sun knows its setting.”

Psalms 104:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 104:19, word by word

He madeעָשָׂהasa

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asa” appears
the moonיָרֵחַyareach

moon

Moon.

Where else “yareach” appears
for the appointed timesמוֹעֲדִיםmoadim

appointed time

A date fixed beforehand.

Where else “moadim” appears
the sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh

sun

The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.

Where else “shemesh” appears
knowsיָדַעyada

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yada” appears
its settingמְבוֹאmevo

sunset

The time and place where the sun sets, toward the west.

Where else “mevo” appears

The context

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyraxes.

19 · This verse (above)

20You set darkness, and it is night; in it all the animals of the forest creep about.

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