Psalms 136:7 · KJV
“To him that made great lights: for his mercy {endureth} for ever:”
— Psalms 136:7
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy {endureth} for ever: {to rule...: Heb. for the rulings by day}
Psalms 136 — Context
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.
6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.
7To him that made great lights: for his mercy {endureth} for ever:
8The sun to rule by day: for his mercy {endureth} for ever: {to rule...: Heb. for the rulings by day}
9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14-19
And 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: {the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night}
Deuteronomy 4:19
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, {even} all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. {divided: or, imparted}
Psalms 74:16-17
The day {is} thine, the night also {is} thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.