Psalms 136:9 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 136:9

the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

BSB

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ASV

The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The moon and stars to rule by night,.... The lesser lights, and which indeed receive all their light Front the sun, Gen 1:16; for his mercy endureth for ever; in continuing these lights, so useful to men, as well as in making of them: the moon and stars have their benign influences upon the earth, to produce things out of it useful to men; see Deu 33:14; and are of singular service to benighted travellers, and to those that go down to the sea in ships; see Act 27:

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַיָּרֵ֣חַ	hai.ya.Re.ach	the moon	H3394 →
וְ֭כוֹכָבִים	Ve.kho.kha.vim	and stars	H3556 →
לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת	le.mem.she.Lot	for dominion<s>	H4475 →
בַּלָּ֑יְלָה	ba.La.ye.lah	in the night	H3915 →
כִּ֖י	ki	for	H3588 →
לְעוֹלָ֣ם	le.'o.Lam	[is] for ever	H5769 →
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	chas.Do	covenant loyalty his	H2617 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 8:3
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
leads to
- Genesis 1:1
  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Psalms 33:6
  By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 104:19
  He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
- Psalms 111:2
  Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
- Psalms 89:11
  The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
Through
Job 31:26
if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
leads to
- Ezekiel 8:16
  So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five…
- Deuteronomy 4:19
  When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…
- Deuteronomy 17:3
  and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—

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