Psalm 74:16 The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun. Regard night — I. AS A DIVISION OF TIME. And as such it is — 1. The first. 2. Natural. 3. Universal. 4. Beneficent. "The dews of the night heal the wounds of the day." II. AS THE PRODUCT AND POSSESSION OF GOD. Of storm as well as of calm, of night as well as of day. God is at once the Source and Sovereign. Therefore — III. LEARN. 1. A lesson for the regulation of conduct. Take care to wisely and rightly use the night time. 2. A message for the consolation of human sorrows. For our nights of pain and sorrow are ordained, relieved and terminated by God. (Wingate Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.WEB: The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun. |
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