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16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.

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16 God made two great lights—the greater light(A) to govern(B) the day and the lesser light to govern(C) the night.(D) He also made the stars.(E)

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Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights—
His faithful love endures forever.
the sun to rule the day,
His faithful love endures forever.
and the moon and stars to rule the night.
His faithful love endures forever.

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who made the great lights(A)
His love endures forever.
the sun to govern(B) the day,
His love endures forever.
the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

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19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.

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19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun,(A) the moon and the stars(B)—all the heavenly array(C)—do not be enticed(D) into bowing down to them and worshiping(E) things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

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When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
    the moon and the stars you set in place—

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When I consider your heavens,(A)
    the work of your fingers,(B)
the moon and the stars,(C)
    which you have set in place,

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26 Look up into the heavens.
    Who created all the stars?
He brings them out like an army, one after another,
    calling each by its name.
Because of his great power and incomparable strength,
    not a single one is missing.

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26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(A)
    Who created(B) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(C) one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(D)
    not one of them is missing.(E)

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Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,
    for he issued his command, and they came into being.

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Let them praise the name(A) of the Lord,
    for at his command(B) they were created,

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16 Both day and night belong to you;
    you made the starlight[a] and the sun.

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Footnotes

  1. 74:16 Or moon; Hebrew reads light.

16 The day is yours, and yours also the night;
    you established the sun and moon.(A)

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Praise him, sun and moon!
    Praise him, all you twinkling stars!

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Praise him, sun(A) and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars.

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as the morning stars sang together
    and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?

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Footnotes

  1. 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God.

while the morning stars(A) sang together(B)
    and all the angels[a](C) shouted for joy?(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God

Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.

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The fourth angel(A) poured out his bowl on the sun,(B) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.(C) They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,(D) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent(E) and glorify him.(F)

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41 The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory.

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41 The sun has one kind of splendor,(A) the moon another and the stars another;(B) and star differs from star in splendor.

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The Death of Jesus

45 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

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The Death of Jesus(A)

45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(B) came over all the land.

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11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky
    as your brilliant arrows flew
    and your glittering spear flashed.

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11 Sun and moon stood still(A) in the heavens
    at the glint of your flying arrows,(B)
    at the lightning(C) of your flashing spear.

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