Psalms 74:16

74:15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. mighty: Heb. rivers of strength

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

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The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.

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

The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun.

74:17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. made: Heb. made them

What does Psalms 74:16 mean?

Psalms 74:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), לַיִל (layil), כּוּן (kûwn).

Hebrew interlinear

The

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

thine,

the

nightלַיִלlayil/lah'-yil/H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

also

thine:

thou

hast

preparedכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

the

lightמָאוֹרmâʼôwr/maw-ore'/H3974properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier

and

the

sun.שֶׁמֶשׁshemesh/sheh'-mesh/H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:16.

Genesis 1:14

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

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 74:16 say?

Psalms 74:16 (King James Version) reads: "The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun."

Is Psalms 74:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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