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Psalms 74:16

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 74:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Psalms 74:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 74

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.
14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.
16The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.
18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
19Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The day is thine, and the night also is thine, etc.] He made the one and the other, and divided the one from the other; and can make them longer or shorter, clear or cloudy, as he pleases: and the day of prosperity and night of adversity are at his disposal; all the times of his people and of his church are in his hands; sometimes it is a night of darkness, deadness, sleepiness, and security, as it now is; ere long there will be no more night, but bright day; the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven fold as the light of seven days; and this is to be expected from him whose is the day and the night also, (<662125>Revelation 21:25…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The day is thine, the night also is thine - Thou hast universal dominion. All things are under thy control. Thou hast power, therefore, to grant what we desire of thee. Thou hast prepared the light and the sun - He who has made the sun - that greatest and noblest object of creation to the view of man - must have almighty power, and must be able to give what we need. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The light - The moon, the lesser light. Psalms 74:17”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“The day: Psa 136:7-9; Gen 1:3-5 prepared: Psa 8:3, Psa 19:1-6, Psa 136:7-9; Gen 1:14-18; Mat 5:45 Psalms 74:17”
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