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Psalms 136:9
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7 aTo Him who made great lights,
For His mercy endures forever— 
8 aThe sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endures forever; 
9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.
10 aTo Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever; 
11 aAnd brought out Israel from among them,
For His mercy endures forever; 
12 aWith a strong hand, and with1 an outstretched arm,
For His mercy endures forever; 
13 aTo Him who divided the Red Sea in two,
For His mercy endures forever; 
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His mercy endures forever;
15 aBut overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever; 
16 aTo Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever; 
17 aTo Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever; 
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Psalms 136:9

The moon and stars to rule by night - Genesis 1:16.

For his mercy ... - As a proof also of his benignity and mercy. By all the beauty of the moon and stars in their course through the heavens - by all that there is in the harmony and order of their movements - by all that there is to make night less hideous and fearful - by all that there is to reveal a countless number of worlds whose existence could not have been discovered but for the night - by all that there is to guide the mariner on the ocean, enabling him to determine his position and to mark his course when on the deep - and therefore by all the blessings of navigation and commerce, binding the different parts of the world together, by all that there is in the "North-star," fixed and true in guiding those who flee from bondage - by all these and kindred things without number, do we see the benignity, the goodness, the mercy of God, in forming the moon and stars "to rule by night."


 
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