Psalms 74:16
Thine, is the day, Yea, thine, the night, Thou, didst establish moon and sun;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 open fountain and torrent, Thou, didst dry up rivers of steady flow:
17Thou, didst set up all the bounds of the earth, As for summer and winter, thou, didst form them!
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said—Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night,—and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
Psalms 8:3When I view thy heavens, the work, of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast established,
Psalms 104:19He hath made the moon for seasons, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.
Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Psalms 136:9The moon and stars to rule the night, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Jeremiah 33:25Thus, saith Yahweh, If my covenant of day and night, the ordinances of the heavens and the earth, I did not appoint,
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 →