Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version the sun to govern the day, His love endures forever. New Living Translation the sun to rule the day, His faithful love endures forever. English Standard Version the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; Berean Standard Bible the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever. King James Bible The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: New King James Version The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever; New American Standard Bible The sun to rule by day, For His faithfulness is everlasting, NASB 1995 The sun to rule by day, For His lovingkindness is everlasting, NASB 1977 The sun to rule by day, For His lovingkindness is everlasting, Legacy Standard Bible The sun to rule by day, For His lovingkindness endures forever, Amplified Bible The sun to rule over the day, For His lovingkindness endures forever; Christian Standard Bible the sun to rule by day, His faithful love endures forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible the sun to rule by day, His love is eternal. American Standard Version The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever; Contemporary English Version He lets the sun rule each day. God's love never fails. English Revised Version The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: GOD'S WORD® Translation the sun to rule the day- because his mercy endures forever. Good News Translation the sun to rule over the day; his love is eternal; International Standard Version the sun to illumine the day, for his gracious love is everlasting— Majority Standard Bible the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever. NET Bible the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures, New Heart English Bible The sun to rule by day; for his loving kindness endures forever; Webster's Bible Translation The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: World English Bible the sun to rule by day, for his loving kindness endures forever; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe sun to rule by day, "" For His kindness [is] for all time. Young's Literal Translation The sun to rule by day, For to the age is His kindness. Smith's Literal Translation The sun for the rulings in the day: for his mercy is forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe sun to rule over the day: for his mercy endureth for ever. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The sun to rule the day, for his mercy endures forever; New Revised Standard Version the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe sun to rule by day; for his mercy endures for ever; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The sun for a ruler of the day, for his mercies are to eternity. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endureth for ever; Brenton Septuagint Translation The sun to rule by day; for his mercy endures for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever…7He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever. 8 the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever. 9the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.… Cross References Genesis 1:16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well. Joshua 10:12-13 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” / So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.” Ecclesiastes 1:5 The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises. Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: Job 9:7 He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars. Isaiah 38:8 I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended. Malachi 4:2 “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. 2 Kings 23:5 Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. Deuteronomy 4:19 When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. Psalm 19:4-6 their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. / Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course, / it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth. Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Luke 1:78-79 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, / to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. 1 Corinthians 15:41 The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor. Treasury of Scripture The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endures for ever: the sun Psalm 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: 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. to rule. Jump to Previous Age Endures Endureth Everlasting Forever Govern Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Rule Steadfast Sun UnchangingJump to Next Age Endures Endureth Everlasting Forever Govern Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Rule Steadfast Sun UnchangingPsalm 136 1. An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.the sun In Psalm 136:8, the phrase "the sun" refers to the celestial body created by God to govern the day. The Hebrew word for sun is "שֶׁמֶשׁ" (shemesh), which appears frequently in the Old Testament. The sun is a symbol of God's provision and order, as it provides light and warmth essential for life. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the sun was often deified, but in the Hebrew Scriptures, it is clearly a creation of the one true God, demonstrating His sovereignty over all creation. The sun's regular rising and setting are a testament to God's faithfulness and the order He established in the universe. to rule the day His loving devotion endures forever Hebrew the sunהַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ (haš·še·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement to rule לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת (lə·mem·še·leṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4475: Rule, a realm, a ruler the day, בַּיּ֑וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day His loving devotion חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty endures forever. לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Psalm 136:8 NIVPsalm 136:8 NLT Psalm 136:8 ESV Psalm 136:8 NASB Psalm 136:8 KJV Psalm 136:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 136:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 136:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 136:8 French Bible Psalm 136:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 136:8 The sun to rule by day (Psalm Ps Psa.) |