Psalms
Psalm 74:16–17
16The day is Yours, and also the night;
You established the moonc and the sun.
17You set all the boundaries of the earth;
You made the summer and winter.
Footnotes
- c 74:16 Literally the light
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 74:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The day | י֭וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| is Yours | לְךָ֣ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and also | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| the night | לָ֑יְלָה | lā·yə·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| You | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| established | הֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָ | hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| the moon | מָא֥וֹר | mā·’ō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H3974 luminary |
| and the sun | וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | wā·šā·meš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
Psalm 74:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| set | הִ֭צַּבְתָּ | hiṣ·ṣaḇ·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the boundaries | גְּבוּל֣וֹת | gə·ḇū·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1367 border, boundary |
| of the earth | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| You | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| made | יְצַרְתָּם׃ | yə·ṣar·tå̄m | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3335 form, fashion |
| the summer | קַ֥יִץ | qa·yiṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H7019 summer, summer-fruit |
| and winter | וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף | wā·ḥō·rep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2779 harvest-time, autumn |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 74:16 Genesis 1:3–5 · Psalm 136:7–9 · Matthew 5:45 · Genesis 1:14–18 · Psalm 104:19 · Psalm 19:1–6
Psalm 74:17 Deuteronomy 32:8 · Acts 17:26 · Genesis 8:22 · Acts 14:17 · Psalm 24:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.