Psalms 136:8
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psalms 136:8 in other translations
| BSB | the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever. |
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| WEB | the sun to rule by day, for his loving kindness endures forever; |
| ASV | The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever; |
| YLT | The sun to rule by day, For to the age is His kindness. |
| DARBY | The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, |
| BBE | The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. |
| Webster | The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: |
What does Psalms 136:8 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 136:1-9
Forgetful as we are, things must be often repeated to us. By "mercy" we understand the Lord's disposition to save those whom sin has rendered miserable and vile, and all the provision he has made for the redemption of sinners by Jesus Christ. The counsels of this mercy have been from everlasting, and the effects of it will endure for ever, to all who are interested in it. The Lord continues equally ready to show…
Psalms 136:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 136:8
- Psalms 148:3
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
- Jeremiah 31:35
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:
- Genesis 1:16
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.
- Matthew 5:45
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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Context
- Psalms 136:7
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- Psalms 136:8
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- Psalms 136:9
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 136:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El sol para que dominase en el día, porque para siempre es su misericordia; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le soleil pour dominer sur le jour, car sa bonté demeure à toujours; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Sonne zur Beherrschung des Tages, denn seine Güte währt ewiglich, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Filia Babylonis misera! beatus qui retribuet tibi retributionem tuam quam retribuisti nobis. |