Psalm 136:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The sunהַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ
(ha·she·mesh)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
to ruleלְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת
(le·mem·she·let)
4475: rule, dominion, realmfem. of mimshal
by day,בַּיֹּ֑ום
(bai·yo·vm;)
3117: daya prim. root
For His lovingkindnessחַסְדֹּֽו׃
(chas·dov.)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
is everlasting,לְעֹולָ֣ם
(le·'o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
to rule
memshalah  (mem-shaw-law')
rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler -- dominion, government, power, to rule.
by day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
for his mercy
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
endureth for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sun to rule by day, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

King James Bible
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the sun to rule by day, His love is eternal.

International Standard Version
the sun to illumine the day, for his gracious love is everlasting—

NET Bible
the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The sun for a ruler of the day, for his mercies are to eternity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the sun to rule the day- because his mercy endures forever.

King James 2000 Bible
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endures forever:
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