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Psalms 136:7
7who made the great lights— His love endures forever.
Psalms 136:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- English Standard Version (ESV)to him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever—
- New Living Translation (NLT)Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights— His faithful love endures forever.
Context of Psalms 136:7
5who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever. 6who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever. who made the great lights— His love endures forever. 8the sun to govern the day, His love endures forever. 9the moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:7 word by word
לְ֭עֹשֵׂה אוֹרִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 136:7
- Psalms 74:16The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.
- Psalms 104:19He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
- Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
- Deuteronomy 4:19And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Commentaries on Psalms 136:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7To him that made great lights - Genesis 1:14. The sun and the moon are here particularly referred to. For his mercy - As manifested in all that has followed from the creation and diffusion of light - (all the beauty in the universe as seen; all the life, beauty, and vigor in the vegetable and animal world; all that there is of life and happiness in the universe - for there could be neither if darkness reigned everywhere); light, the emblem of happiness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-26This is the last of the Great Hallel psalms (Psalms 120–136). It uniquely repeats the phrase His loving devotion endures forever in every verse. The hymn begins and ends with a call to praise (Psalm 136:1–3, 26). It declares the Lord as the Creator of everything and the Redeemer of Israel, both in ancient times (Psalm 136:10–22) and in the recent past (136:23–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-3. The divine titles denote supremacy.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 136
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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