Psalms 74:16
Thine is the day, and thine the night; Thou didst prepare the light and the sun.
Noyes 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
15Thou didst cleave forth the fountain and the stream; Thou didst dry up perennial rivers.
17Thou didst establish all the boundaries of the earth; Thou didst make summer and winter.
Cross References
Psalms 8:3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars which thou hast ordained:
Psalms 104:19He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.
Psalms 136:7To him that made the great lights; For his goodness endureth for ever!
Psalms 136:9The moon and stars to rule the night; For his goodness endureth for ever!
Jeremiah 33:25Thus saith Jehovah: If my covenant concerning the day and the night be not maintained, And if I have not established the ordinances of the heaven and the 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 →