Psalm 74:16

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

Cross-references

Psalm 136:7-9 praises God for making the sun, moon, and stars to rule day and night, directly paralleling the establishment of these lights.

Psalm 19:1-6 describes the sun's daily course and the heavens declaring God's glory, expanding on the sun's role established in Psalm 74:16.

Psalm 8:3 Parallel

Psalm 8:3 marvels at the moon and stars set in place by God, complementing the mention of sun and moon in Psalm 74:16.

Psalm 104:20 states God makes darkness and night, directly attributing the night to His creative act — a clear parallel to 'the night is yours'.

Psalm 65:8 Parallel

Psalm 65:8 says God makes morning and evening shout for joy, affirming His active role in the daily cycle — same as Psalm 74:16.

Psalm 19:2 Parallel

Psalm 19:2 describes day and night declaring God's glory, reinforcing that they are His creation and reveal His handiwork.

Genesis 1:14-18 recounts God creating lights to separate day and night, with the sun ruling the day and moon the night—identical to Psalm 74:16's statement.

Genesis 1:5 Parallel

Genesis 1:5 records God naming day and night, establishing his ownership—the same claim made in Psalm 74:16.

Jeremiah 33:25 speaks of God's covenant with day and night and fixed laws of heaven, paralleling His establishment of sun and moon.

Jeremiah 31:35 echoes God's appointment of sun by day and moon/stars by night, reinforcing His sovereignty over celestial order.

Job 38:12 Parallel

Job 38:12 asks if Job commanded the morning — highlighting God's exclusive control over the dawn, paralleling the day and night belonging to God.

Joshua 10:13 records the sun and moon obeying Joshua's command, showing God's power over the celestial bodies that He established.

In Joshua 10:12, Joshua commands the sun and moon to stand still, demonstrating God's authority over them — the same sovereignty Psalm 74:16 celebrates.

In Genesis 8:22, God's covenant promise that day and night will never cease echoes the same divine establishment of day and night as belonging to God.

Genesis 1:16 explicitly states God made the two great lights—the sun and moon—directly corresponding to 'you established the sun and moon' in Psalm 74:16.

Deuteronomy 4:19 warns against worshiping the sun and moon, which God allotted to nations — reinforcing that they are created by God, not to be served.

Genesis 1:3-5 describes God creating light and separating day from night, while Psalm 74:16 adds the sun and moon as the established rulers of those periods.

Matthew 5:45 shows God's sun rising on all people, applying the truth that the sun belongs to God (Psalm 74:16) to his impartial care.

2 Corinthians 4:6 references God's command for light to shine out of darkness, applying the creation motif to spiritual illumination.