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Psalms 136:8 King James Version (KJV)

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8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Psalms 136:8 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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8 The sun H8121 to rule H4475 by day: H3117 for his mercy H2617 endureth for ever: H5769

Psalms 136:8 American Standard (ASV)

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8 The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness `endureth' for ever;

Psalms 136:8 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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8 The sun to rule by day, For to the age `is' His kindness.

Psalms 136:8 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

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8 The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

Psalms 136:8 World English Bible (WEB)

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8 The sun to rule by day; For his loving kindness endures forever;

Psalms 136:8 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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8 The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Cross Reference

Genesis 1:16 KJV

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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.

Psalms 148:3 KJV

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Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

Jeremiah 31:35 KJV

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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:

Matthew 5:45 KJV

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That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

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Commentary on Psalms 136 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew Henry   John Gill   Keil & Delitzsch  

PSALM 136

Ps 136:1-26. The theme is the same as that of Psalm 135. God should be praised for His works of creation and providence, His deliverance and care of His people, and judgments on their enemies, and His goodness to all. The chorus to every verse is in terms of that of Ps 106:1; 118:1-4, and was perhaps used as the Amen by the people, in worship (compare 1Ch 16:36; Ps 105:45).

1-3. The divine titles denote supremacy.

4. alone—excluding all help.

5, 6. by wisdom—or, "in wisdom" (Ps 104:24).

made—literally, "maker of."

above the waters—or, "higher than the waters" (Ps 24:2).

12. Compare similar expressions (Ex 3:20; De 4:34, &c.).

15. overthrew—literally, "shook off," as in Ex 14:27, as a contemptuous rejection of a reptile.

23. remembered us—or, "for us" (Ps 132:1).

our low estate—that is, captivity.

24. And hath redeemed us—or, literally, "snatched us"—alluding to the sudden deliverance effected by the overthrow of Babylon.

25. To the special favors to His people is added the record of God's goodness to all His creatures (compare Mt 6:30).

26. God of heaven—occurs but once (Jon 1:9) before the captivity. It is used by the later writers as specially distinguishing God from idols.