Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He appointed the moone for seasons; the sunne knoweth his going downe.
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- Genesis 1:14–18Rank 1 from verse 19
14¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
14¶ And God said, Let there bee *lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide †the day from the night: and let them be for signes and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres.
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth: and it was so.
16And God made two great lights: the greater light †to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.
17And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to giue light vpon the earth:
18And to *rule ouer the day, and ouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.
- Jeremiah 31:35Rank 2 from verse 19
35¶ Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
35¶ **Thus saith the LORD which giueth the Sunne for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moone and of the starres for a light by night, which diuideth the sea when the waues thereof roare, the LORD of hosts is his name.
- Psalms 136:7–9Rank 3 from verse 19
7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
8The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
7*To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for euer.
8†The sunne to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for euer.
9The moone and starres to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for euer.
- Psalms 19:6Rank 5 from verse 19
- Psalms 8:3Rank 6 from verse 19
- Job 31:26–28Rank 7 from verse 19
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
26If I beheld †the Sunne when it shined, or the Moone walking † in brightnesse:
27And my heart hath bene secretly enticed, or †my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28This also were an iniquitie to be punished by the Iudge: For I should haue denied the God that is aboue.
- Deuteronomy 4:19Rank 8 from verse 19
19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
19And lest thou lift vp thine eyes vnto heauen, and when thou seest the sun, and the moone, and the starres, euen all the hoste of heauen, shouldest be driuen to worship them, and serue them, which the LORD thy God hath ‖diuided vnto all nations vnder the whole heauen.
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Psalms 104:19
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Appointed times or periods.
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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
18The hie hilles are a refuge for the wilde goates: and the rockes for the conies.
19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
19He appointed the moone for seasons; the sunne knoweth his going downe.
Selected passage20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
20†Thou makest darknesse, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forrest doe creepe forth.