Psalm 74:16


The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;
You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.

Psalm 136:7-9


To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Genesis 1:14-18

Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;

Genesis 1:3-5

And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Psalm 8:3


When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,

Psalm 19:1-6

The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.

Psalm 104:19


He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may [show yourselves to] be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous [those who are morally upright] and the unrighteous [the unrepentant, those who oppose Him].

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Summary

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

General references

Bible References

The day

Psalm 136:7

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Genesis 1:3
And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Prepared

Psalm 8:3

When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,
Psalm 19:1
The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.
Psalm 136:7

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;
Matthew 5:45
so that you may [show yourselves to] be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous [those who are morally upright] and the unrighteous [the unrepentant, those who oppose Him].

General references

Psalm 136:7

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;