Psalms 74:16
The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
World English 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 opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.
17You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
Psalms 8:3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained,
Psalms 104:19He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
Psalms 136:7to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
Psalms 136:9the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness endures forever;
Jeremiah 33:25The LORD says: “If my covenant of day and night fails, if I have not appointed the ordinances 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 →