Psalm 74:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Yours is the day,יֹ֭ום
(yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
Yours alsoאַף־
(af-)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
is the night;לָ֑יְלָה
(la·ye·lah;)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
You have preparedהֲ֝כִינֹ֗ותָ
(ha·chi·no·v·ta)
3559: to be firma prim. root
the lightמָאֹ֥ור
(ma·'o·vr)
3974: a luminaryfrom or
and the sun.וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
(va·sha·mesh.)
8121: sunfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
is thine the night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
also is thine thou hast prepared
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
the light
ma'owr  (maw-ore')
a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element): figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier -- bright, light.
and 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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The day is Yours, also the night; You established the moon and the sun.

International Standard Version
Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun.

NET Bible
You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The day is yours and yours is the night; you have prepared the light and the sun.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The day and the night are yours. You set the moon and the sun in their places.

King James 2000 Bible
The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun.
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