Psalms 74:16
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
King James Version
In Context
15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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 for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psalms 136:9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Jeremiah 33:25Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and 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 →