Psalms 74:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 136:7-9 : 7 to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures, 8 the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures, 9 the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,
  • Gen 1:14-18 : 14 God said,“Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, 15 and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so. 16 God made two great lights– the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. 17 God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
  • Ps 8:3 : 3 When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,
  • Ps 19:1-6 : 1 For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork. 2 Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness. 3 There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard. 4 Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun. 5 Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course. 6 It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.
  • Ps 104:19 : 19 He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Gen 1:3-5 : 3 God said,“Let there be light.” And there was light! 4 God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light“day” and the darkness“night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 74:17
    81%

    17You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter.

  • Ps 74:15
    76%

    15You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.

  • Ps 139:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11If I were to say,“Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,”

    12even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.

  • Ps 89:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

    12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

  • Job 38:12
    74%

    12Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

  • Ps 121:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5The LORD is your protector; the LORD is the shade at your right hand.

    6The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night.

  • Ps 104:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

    20You make it dark and night comes, during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

  • Ps 136:8
    73%

    8the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures,

  • Job 17:12
    73%

    12These men change night into day; they say,‘The light is near in the face of darkness.’

  • Job 26:10
    72%

    10He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.

  • Ps 104:2
    72%

    2He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

  • Gen 1:16-18
    3 verses
    71%

    16God made two great lights– the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.

    17God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,

    18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

  • Gen 1:14
    71%

    14God said,“Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years,

  • Eccl 11:7
    71%

    7Life Should Be Enjoyed Because Death is Inevitable Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun.

  • Eccl 1:5
    70%

    5The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again.

  • Ps 37:6
    70%

    6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

  • Ps 65:8
    70%

    8Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.

  • Jer 31:35
    70%

    35The Lord Guarantees Israel’s Continuance The LORD has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Ps 118:24
    70%

    24This is the day the LORD has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.

  • Ps 102:25
    70%

    25In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.

  • Eccl 12:2
    70%

    2before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;

  • 2 Sam 22:29
    70%

    29Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me.

  • Ps 8:3
    70%

    3When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

  • Ps 19:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.

    2Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness.

  • Heb 1:10
    70%

    10And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.

  • Ps 78:14
    69%

    14He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long.

  • Ps 115:16
    69%

    16The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.

  • Job 11:17
    69%

    17And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.

  • Ps 18:28
    69%

    28Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

  • Ps 19:4
    69%

    4Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.

  • Isa 60:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the LORD will be your permanent source of light– the splendor of your God will shine upon you.

    20Your sun will no longer set; your moon will not disappear; the LORD will be your permanent source of light; your time of sorrow will be over.

  • Ps 50:1
    69%

    1A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the LORD has spoken, and summoned the earth to come from the east and west.

  • Ps 24:1
    69%

    1A psalm of David. The LORD owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.

  • Zech 14:7
    68%

    7It will happen in one day(a day known to the LORD); not in the day or the night, but in the evening there will be light.

  • Ps 90:4
    68%

    4Yes, in your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday that quickly passes, or like one of the divisions of the nighttime.

  • Gen 1:5
    68%

    5God called the light“day” and the darkness“night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.

  • Ps 36:9
    68%

    9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

  • Ps 148:3
    68%

    3Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!

  • Prov 16:4
    68%

    4The LORD has worked everything for his own ends– even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Ps 77:18
    68%

    18Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind; the lightning bolts lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

  • Ps 92:4
    68%

    4For you, O LORD, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.

  • Job 37:15
    68%

    15Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?