Psalms 104:20
“You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.”
What does Psalms 104:20 mean?
God ordains the rhythm of day and night, and in that darkness, the creatures of the earth come alive according to their nature. There's something profound here about how darkness isn't absence or failure, but part of God's intentional design, a time when different life emerges and thrives. The psalm celebrates this as part of creation's beautiful order, where even what might seem like emptiness or loss becomes a season suited to certain purposes. If you're in a dark season yourself, this invites you to consider that God hasn't abandoned the design, even when you can't see clearly.