Man Goes to His Work - Psalms 104:23

In Psalms one hundred four the Psalmist said of the lions, “The sun arises, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens”, and in chapter one hundred four and verse twenty-three of Psalms the Psalmist said, “man goes forth unto his work” where we read,

Man goes forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening.

The verse begins, “Man goes forth unto his work ...” The Psalmist began with the words, “man goes forth” or “man, human beings both male and female proceeds, leads out and departs” “unto his work” which means “to his, the people's, labor, acts, service and deeds”. The Psalmist shared about people who proceed and make their way to their acts and service.

The verse goes on to say, “... and to his labor until the evening.” The Psalmist continued with the words, “and to his labor” or “and toward his, the people's, service and work” “until the evening” which means “till the sunset or dusk of the day”. The Psalmist referred to people who proceed toward their service and work till the dusk of day.

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we see how the Psalmist turned his attention from the animals to people. He shared about people proceeding toward their acts and service, and He spoke of them working until the dusk of the day. God wants us to be aware of His provision and protection over us, and He wants to have a personal relationship with all of us through His Son Jesus who died on the cross for our sins. When we surrender to Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and help us to proceed to our service before Him all day long and until the time we meet Him face to face.

Next time the Psalmist shares how, “O LORD, how manifold are thy works!”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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