Psalms 74:16
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
In Context
15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
17You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
Psalms 104:19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Psalms 136:7He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 136:9the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.
Jeremiah 33:25This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:13-18
Acknowledgments of Divine Power. 12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the… Read the whole commentary →