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Psalm 136:9
New International Version
the moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.

New Living Translation
and the moon and stars to rule the night. His faithful love endures forever.

English Standard Version
the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Berean Standard Bible
the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

King James Bible
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

New King James Version
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endures forever.

New American Standard Bible
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His faithfulness is everlasting.

NASB 1995
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

NASB 1977
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Legacy Standard Bible
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Amplified Bible
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Christian Standard Bible
the moon and stars to rule by night. His faithful love endures forever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the moon and stars to rule by night. His love is eternal.

American Standard Version
The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The moon and the stars for rulers of the night, for his mercies are to eternity.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The moon and the stars to rule the night; for his mercy endures for ever.

Contemporary English Version
He lets the moon and the stars rule each night. God's love never fails.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

English Revised Version
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the moon and stars to rule the night- because his mercy endures forever.

Good News Translation
the moon and the stars to rule over the night; his love is eternal.

International Standard Version
and the moon and stars to illumine the night, for his gracious love is everlasting—

JPS Tanakh 1917
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Literal Standard Version
The moon and stars to rule by night, | For His kindness [is] for all time.

Majority Standard Bible
the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

New American Bible
The moon and stars to rule the night, for his mercy endures forever;

NET Bible
the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,

New Revised Standard Version
the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;

New Heart English Bible
The moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving kindness endures forever:

Webster's Bible Translation
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

World English Bible
the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness endures forever;

Young's Literal Translation
The moon and stars to rule by night, For to the age is His kindness.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever
8the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever. 9 the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever. 10He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.…

Cross References
Genesis 1:16
God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

Psalm 8:3
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place--


Treasury of Scripture

The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endures for ever.

The moon and stars.

Psalm 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Psalm 89:36,37
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me…

Job 31:26
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

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Psalm 136
1. An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.














Verse 9. - The moon and stare to rule by night (Genesis 1:16, 18). For his mercy, etc.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
the moon
הַיָּרֵ֣חַ (hay·yā·rê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3394: The moon

and stars
וְ֭כוֹכָבִים (wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3556: A star, a prince

to govern
לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת (lə·mem·šə·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 4475: Rule, a realm, a ruler

the night.
בַּלָּ֑יְלָה (bal·lā·yə·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

His loving devotion
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

endures forever.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always


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