Psalms 74:16
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 74
“The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.”Psalms 74:16
What Does Psalms 74:16 Mean?
Psalms 74:16 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 74, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 74:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 1:5“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”Genesis 8:22“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”Genesis 1:14“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:”Psalms 19:2“Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.”Jeremiah 33:25“Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;”Job 38:12“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”Genesis 1:3“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”Genesis 1:16“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.”Psalms 65:8“They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.”2 Corinthians 4:6“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”Psalms 136:7“To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:”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.”Deuteronomy 4:19“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.”Joshua 10:13“And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.”Psalms 104:19“He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”Psalms 104:20“Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.”Joshua 10:12“Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.”Psalms 19:1“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.”Psalms 139:9“If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;”Deuteronomy 33:14“And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,”
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