Psalm 104:20

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Psalm 104:20 (WEB)
You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.

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Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 104
““Thou didst make darkness, and it became night; wherein all the beasts of the forest shall move” (ver. 20).…Here the beasts of the forest are used in different ways: for these things are always understood in varying senses; as our Lord Himself is at one time termed a lion, at another a lamb.” — the author cites it
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Jerome

Jerome, Letters Letter 22
“The young lions roar after their prey and seek their meat from God.”” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 20, 21.
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PassageExpositions on the Psalms Psalm 104
PassageLetters Letter 22

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