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Psalm 136:9

the moon and stars to rule by night, 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;
10to him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn, for his loving kindness endures forever;
11and brought out Israel from among them, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Notice

The moon and stars become reasons for gratitude here, as the repeated refrain ties the familiar night sky to God’s enduring loving kindness.

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What changes in your view of the night sky when you read it with this refrain?

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How does “forever” shape your response to the moon and stars named here?

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Connect

Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 89:36–37His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.Both passages link heavenly lights with endurance: Psalm 136 names God’s loving kindness, while Psalm 89 speaks of offspring and a throne.
Job 31:26if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,The moon appears in both texts: Job describes its splendor, while the psalm names its rule by night.
Psalm 8:3Both psalms name the moon and stars as God’s work, with Psalm 136 connecting their place in creation to his enduring loving kindness.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship. an ordinary day.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Thank God for the moon and stars tonight

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Encouragement

The night has its appointed lights, made by God. The psalm attaches the same refrain to them as to the sun: “for his loving kindness 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).