Psalm 74:16

Translations

Modern

The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.

Traditional

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

Literal

To You is the day, also to You is the night; You established the light and the sun.

Latin

Tuus est dies, et tua est nox; tu fabricatus es auroram et solem.

Original

Hebrew

English

The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.

Notes

Psalms 74:1–23

The psalmist laments the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. This happened in 586 BC. The psalmist uses vivid imagery, asks questions, recalls fresh memories, and directly asks the Lord to act (Psalm 74:19–23).

Psalms 73:1–75:10

The seeming success of the wicked (Psalm 73) and God's apparent rejection of his people (Psalm 74) raise questions about his justice. God rules the entire world and decides when to judge (Psalm 75).

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Genesis 1:3–5
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Matthew 5:45
…that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Psalm 136:7–9
He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalm 104:19
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Genesis 1:14–18
And 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.
Psalm 19:1–6
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Psalm 8:3
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

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