Psalms 74:17

“Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.”

"Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter." - Psalms 74:17
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What does Psalms 74:17 mean?

The verse psalms-74:17 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter." This verse is found within the context of Psalm 74, which is a lamentation of the destruction of the sanctuary and the oppression…

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God of the Seasons: Understanding His Sovereignty in Our Lives

In Psalm 74:17, we read, "Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter." This verse encapsulates a profound truth about God’s sovereignty over creation and our lives. It reveals to us that God is not only the creator but also the sustainer of the…

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A Prayer for Divine Harmony in Creation

Heavenly Father, Creator of the universe and the Almighty Architect of all that exists, we come before You with reverence and awe as we contemplate the vastness of Your creation. Your Word in Psalms 74:17 reminds us of Your divine authority and profound wisdom in establishing…

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Psalms 74:17 - "Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter."
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 74:16 - "The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun."
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
"The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun." - Psalms 74:16
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 74:3 - "Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary."
Psalms 74:22 - "Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily."
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