Psalms 74:16

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

"The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun." - Psalms 74:16
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What does Psalms 74:16 mean?

Sure, here is a detailed and in-depth meaning and commentary for the Bible verse Psalms 74:16 from the King James Version: "The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun." This verse from the book of Psalms acknowledges God's sovereignty…

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Embracing the Divine Rhythm: What Psalms 74:16 Teaches Us

In Psalms 74:16, we find a profound insight into God’s sovereignty over time and creation: "The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun" (KJV). This verse encapsulates a powerful reminder of our Creator’s omnipotence and intimate…

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A Prayer of Acknowledgment and Dependence

O Lord, our God, Creator of all the heavens and the earth, As I bow before You today, I am reminded of the profound truth found in the words of Psalm 74:16, "The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun." With a heart full of gratitude, I…

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Psalms 74:16 - "The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun."
Psalms 74:6 - "But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers."
Psalms 74:12 - "For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth."
Psalms 74:4 - "Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs."
"For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth." - Psalms 74:12
Psalms 74:21 - "O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name."
Psalms 74:13 - "Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters."
Psalms 119:74 - "They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word."
Psalms 74:18 - "Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name."
Psalms 74:23 - "Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually."
Psalms 74:10 - "O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?"
Psalms 74:15 - "Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers."
Psalms 74:20 - "Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty."
Psalms 74:8 - "They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land."
"Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty." - Psalms 74:20
Psalms 74:17 - "Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter."
Psalms 74:14 - "Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness."
Psalms 74:5 - "A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees."
Psalm 74:16-17 - "The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon. It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter."
Psalms 74:11 - "Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom."
Psalms 74:19 - "O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever."
Psalms 74:1 - "O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?"
Psalms 74:22 - "Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily."
Psalms 74:3 - "Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary."
Psalms 74:9 - "We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long."
Psalms 74:7 - "They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground."
"We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long." - Psalms 74:9
"O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?" - Psalms 74:10
Psalms 74:2 - "Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt."