To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Parallel translations
- KJV To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- BSB He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever.
- NKJV To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever—
- NASB To Him who made the great lights, For His faithfulness is everlasting:
- NLT Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights— His faithful love endures forever.
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Quick answer
God made the great lights, and His love endures forever.
Overview
The sun, moon, and stars are remembered as God's handiwork, set in the sky by His command. What pagans worshiped as deities, Israel recognized as mere creatures serving the Creator. The Maker of the lights is the source of the true Light that shines in Christ to a world in darkness.
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Cross-references · 4
- Gen 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;
- Ps 104:19He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
- Deut 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 them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.
- Ps 74:16–17The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
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