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you established the sun and moon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/74.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/74.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yours is the day, yours also the night; you have established the heavenly lights and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The day <i>is</i> thine, the night also <i>is</i> thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The day <i>is</i> Yours, the night also <i>is</i> Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thine is the day, Thine also is the night; Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have established the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have established <i>and</i> prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The day is yours, also the night; you established the moon and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The day is Yours, also the night; You established the moon and the sun. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You rule the day and the night, and you put the moon and the sun in place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The day and the night are yours. You set the moon and the sun in their places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You created the day and the night; you set the sun and the moon in their places; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The day [is] Yours, "" The night [is] also Yours, "" You have prepared a light-giver—the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thine is the day, also Thine is the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver -- the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To thee the day, also to thee the night: thou didst prepare the light and the sun.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/74.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thine is the day, and thine is the night: thou hast made the morning light and the sun. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 73:16>Yours is the day, and yours is the night. You have made the morning light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yours the day and yours the night too; you set the moon and sun in place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yours is the day, yours also the night; you established the luminaries and the sun.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/74.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The day is thine, the night also is thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The day is yours and yours is the night; you have prepared the light and the sun.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/74.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The day is thine, and the night is thine; thou hast prepared the sun and the moon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/74-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9093" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">The day</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">is Yours,</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">and also</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lā·yə·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">the night;</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">established</a> <a href="/hebrew/3974.htm" title="3974: mā·’ō·wr (N-ms) -- A luminary. ">the moon</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: wā·šā·meš (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">and the sun.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-14.htm">Genesis 1:14-18</a></span><br />And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. / And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so. / God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">Genesis 1:3-5</a></span><br />And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. / And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. / God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-12.htm">Job 38:12</a></span><br />In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-28.htm">Job 38:28-33</a></span><br />Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew? / From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven, / when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-7.htm">Psalm 136:7-9</a></span><br />He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever. / the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever. / the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-19.htm">Psalm 104:19</a></span><br />He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-11.htm">Psalm 89:11-12</a></span><br />The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded. / North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-6</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. / Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. / Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3</a></span><br />When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a></span><br />And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Revelation 22:5</a></span><br />There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun.</p><p class="hdg">the day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-7.htm">Psalm 136:7-9</a></b></br> To him that made great lights: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">Genesis 1:3-5</a></b></br> And God said, Let there be light: and there was light… </p><p class="hdg">prepared</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3</a></b></br> When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-6</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-7.htm">Psalm 136:7-9</a></b></br> To him that made great lights: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">Giver</a> <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/72-7.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/72-17.htm">Sun</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-17.htm">Established</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-16.htm">Giver</a> <a href="/psalms/76-4.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Sun</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 74</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">He moves God to help in consideration of his power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Of his reproachful enemies, or his children and of his covenant.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/74.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/74.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The day is Yours, and also the night;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's sovereignty over time and creation. In the biblical context, the division of day and night is established in <a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">Genesis 1:3-5</a>, where God creates light and separates it from darkness. This separation signifies order and control, emphasizing God's authority over the entire universe. The day and night cycle is a constant reminder of God's ongoing governance and provision. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, deities were often associated with specific times of day, but this verse asserts that the God of Israel is sovereign over both day and night, countering any polytheistic beliefs. This also reflects the idea that God is present and active at all times, providing comfort and assurance to believers.<p><b>You established the moon and the sun.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's role as the Creator of celestial bodies, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-14.htm">Genesis 1:14-18</a>, where God creates the sun to govern the day and the moon to govern the night. The establishment of the moon and sun serves as a testament to God's power and wisdom in designing the universe. Historically, the sun and moon were often worshiped as deities in various cultures, but this verse affirms that they are creations of the one true God, not objects of worship. The regularity and reliability of the sun and moon's cycles reflect God's faithfulness and order. In a prophetic sense, the sun and moon are sometimes used symbolically in Scripture to represent God's enduring covenant with His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35-36</a>. Additionally, the sun is a type of Christ, as seen in <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a>, where the "Sun of Righteousness" is a metaphor for the coming Messiah, bringing healing and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of all things, who is acknowledged as the owner of both day and night.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_and_night.htm">Day and Night</a></b><br>Representations of time and the natural order, both of which are under God's sovereign control.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moon_and_sun.htm">Moon and Sun</a></b><br>Celestial bodies created by God to govern the night and day, respectively, symbolizing His power and authority over creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_time.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Time</a></b><br>Recognize that both day and night belong to God, reminding us of His control over every aspect of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation_reflects_god's_glory.htm">Creation Reflects God's Glory</a></b><br>The sun and moon are not just celestial bodies but testimonies to God's creative power and order.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_order.htm">Trust in God's Order</a></b><br>Just as God established the natural order, we can trust Him to bring order and purpose to our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_provision.htm">Dependence on God's Provision</a></b><br>The regularity of day and night reminds us of God's faithfulness and provision, encouraging us to rely on Him daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_the_creator.htm">Worship the Creator</a></b><br>Let the beauty and consistency of creation lead us to worship and praise God for His majesty and care.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_74.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 74</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_all_see_god_in_nature.htm">If Psalm 19 implies a universal witness of God in nature, why do many cultures and scientific communities interpret the same heavens without reaching a theistic conclusion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'starry_host'_mean_biblically.htm">What does 'starry host' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_74_align_with_science.htm">In Psalm 74:16-17, God is depicted as setting cosmic boundaries--how does this align with established scientific understanding of planetary formation and celestial order?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_concept_of_astrotheology.htm">What is the concept of astrotheology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/74.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16-18) An appeal from the God of history to the God of nature. Not only did He work wonders, but even the universe is the work of His hand.<p>(16) <span class= "bld">The light and the sun.</span>--Evidently from <a href="/genesis/1-14.htm" title="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:">Genesis 1:14</a>; <a href="/genesis/1-16.htm" title="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.">Genesis 1:16</a>, where the same word occurs for the heavenly luminary generally, and then for the sun as chief.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The day is thine, the night also is thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun</span> (see <a href="/genesis/1-5.htm">Genesis 1:5, 15, 16</a>); rather, <span class="accented">thou hast prepared him light and sun.</span> "Luminary" (<span class="hebrew">מָאור</span>) is probably a class name for the heavenly lights generally. The sun is then particularized, as so much the most important of the luminaries. But the result is "an imperfect parallelism" (Cheyne). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The day is Yours,</span><br /><span class="heb">י֭וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and also</span><br /><span class="heb">אַף־</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the night;</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">established</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the moon</span><br /><span class="heb">מָא֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3974.htm">Strong's 3974: </a> </span><span class="str2">A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the sun.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·šā·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalm 74:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:16 The day is yours the night (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>