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Psalms 136:9

136:8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: to rule: Heb. for the rulings by day
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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The moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving kindness endures forever:

The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endures for ever.

136:10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

What does Psalms 136:9 mean?

Psalms 136:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָרֵחַ (yârêach), כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb), מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshâlâh).

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The
moonיָרֵחַyârêach/yaw-ray'-akh/H3394the moon
and
starsכּוֹכָבkôwkâb/ko-kawb'/H3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
to
ruleמֶמְשָׁלָהmemshâlâh/mem-shaw-law'/H4475rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
by
night:לַיִלlayil/lah'-yil/H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
for
his
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
endureth
for
ever.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 136:9.

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

Ecclesiastes 12:2

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

Ezekiel 32:7

And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. put: or, extinguish thee

Genesis 1:16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

Genesis 37:9

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Jeremiah 31:35

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Job 25:5

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

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What does Psalms 136:9 say?

Psalms 136:9 (King James Version) reads: "The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 136:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 136:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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