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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 104, Verse 19

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The high hills [are] a refuge for the wild goats; [and] the rocks for the conies.
King James Version
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
American Standard Version
He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
New English Translation
He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.
World English Bible
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep [forth].
21
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
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O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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[So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
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There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.
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These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.
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[That] thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
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Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.