Psalms 136:9

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 31:26 : 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
  • Ps 8:3 : 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
  • Ps 89:36-37 : 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

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  • Ps 136:1-8
    8 verses
    90%

    1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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

  • Ps 136:10-26
    17 verses
    84%

    10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    22 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 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:

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

  • 37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

  • Ps 118:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

    2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

  • Gen 1:14-17
    4 verses
    72%

    14 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:

    15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

    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.

    17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

  • 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

  • 1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 29 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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    3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

  • 4 Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

  • 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.

  • 34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

  • 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

  • 28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

  • 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

  • 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

  • 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;