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Psalm 136:7

to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;

5to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;
6to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever;
7to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
8the sun to rule by day, for his loving kindness endures forever;
9the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Notice

The great lights receive a brief mention before the refrain returns to their Maker’s enduring kindness, joining the vastness of creation to the character of God.

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Where else Scripture says this

4 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Genesis 1:14–19God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;Genesis describes God commanding lights to divide day from night; the psalm praises him for making those great lights.
Deuteronomy 4:19and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship …Both passages direct attention toward God when speaking of the heavenly lights: the psalm praises their Maker, while Deuteronomy warns against worshiping them.
Psalm 74:16–17The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.Both psalms credit God with making the heavenly lights, with Psalm 74 naming the light and the sun as his work.
Psalm 104:19He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.Psalm 104 names the moon and sun whose making Psalm 136 celebrates, describing their appointed place in the rhythm of time.
Where this verse fits

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One step

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Pray Psalm 136:7 beneath the evening sky

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Encouragement

The Maker of the great lights is praised here for his loving kindness. The scale of his creation does not make his kindness small; it endures forever.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).