Psalms 136:8

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:16 : 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.
  • Ps 148:3 : 3 Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!
  • Jer 31:35 : 35 The 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.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 136:9-26
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    9the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,

    10to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures,

    11and led Israel out from their midst, for his loyal love endures,

    12with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

    13to the one who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures,

    14and led Israel through its midst, for his loyal love endures,

    15and tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures,

    16to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures,

    17to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures,

    18and killed powerful kings, for his loyal love endures,

    19Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his loyal love endures,

    20Og, king of Bashan, for his loyal love endures,

    21and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures,

    22as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures,

    23to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures,

    24and snatched us away from our enemies, for his loyal love endures,

    25to the one who gives food to all living things, for his loyal love endures.

    26Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love endures!

  • Ps 136:1-7
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    1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loyal love endures.

    2Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love endures.

    3Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love endures,

    4to the one who performs magnificent, amazing deeds all by himself, for his loyal love endures,

    5to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures,

    6to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures,

    7to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures,

  • Ps 118:1-2
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    1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures!

    2Let Israel say,“Yes, his loyal love endures!”

  • Ps 74:16
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    16You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.

  • Ps 118:4
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    4Let the loyal followers of the LORD say,“Yes, his loyal love endures!”

  • Ps 118:29
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    29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures!

  • Jer 31:35
    72%

    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.

  • Gen 1:16-18
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    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.

  • 1 Chr 16:34
    72%

    34Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures.

  • Ps 117:2
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    2For his loyal love towers over us, and the LORD’s faithfulness endures. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 106:1
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    1Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!

  • Ps 107:1
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    1Book 5(Psalms 107-150) Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!

  • Ps 104:19
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    19He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

  • Ps 89:36-37
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    36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

    37it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies.”(Selah)

  • Gen 1:14
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    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,

  • Ps 89:2
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    2For I say,“Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness.”

  • Ps 146:6
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    6the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,

  • Ps 121:6
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    6The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night.

  • Ps 104:31
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    31May the splendor of the LORD endure! May the LORD find pleasure in the living things he has made!

  • Ps 19:4
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    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.

  • Ps 103:17
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    17But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,

  • Ps 111:3
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    3His work is majestic and glorious, and his faithfulness endures forever.

  • Ps 89:28
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    28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.