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12 “Have you ever commanded the morning to appear
    and caused the dawn to rise in the east?

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12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning,(A)
    or shown the dawn its place,(B)

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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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19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[a] in your hearts.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:19 Or rises.

19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(A) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(B) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(C) and the morning star(D) rises in your hearts.(E)

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Praise him, sun and moon!
    Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Praise him, skies above!
    Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!
Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,
    for he issued his command, and they came into being.

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Praise him, sun(A) and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens(B)
    and you waters above the skies.(C)

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

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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.

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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.

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For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
    Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.

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for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(A)
    and our days on earth are but a shadow.(B)

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God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.”

And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.

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God called(A) the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”(B) And there was evening, and there was morning(C)—the first day.

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78 Because of God’s tender mercy,
    the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:78 Or the Morning Light from Heaven is about to visit us.

78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun(A) will come to us from heaven

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21 But of course you know all this!
For you were born before it was all created,
    and you are so very experienced!

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21 Surely you know, for you were already born!(A)
    You have lived so many years!

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“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
    Tell me, if you know so much.

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“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.(B)

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“Were you the first person ever born?
    Were you born before the hills were made?

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“Are you the first man ever born?(A)
    Were you brought forth before the hills?(B)

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