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Psalms 74:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The day [is] thine, the night also [is] thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

Psalms 74:16 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Thine. The poet’s view enlarges from God’s miracles in delivering His people, to the wider view of God’s constant power and glory in nature.

Light. Heb. ma’or, “luminary,” here probably the sun (see Gen. 1:15, 16; cf. Ps. 136:7–9).

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