Psalms 136:7

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

To him that made great lights: for his mercy endures for ever:

American King James Version (AKJV)

To him that made great lights: for his mercy endures for ever:

American Standard Version (ASV)

To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Basic English Translation (BBE)

To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Webster's Revision

To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:

World English Bible

To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever:

English Revised Version (ERV)

To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Clarke's Psalms 136:7 Bible Commentary

Great lights - See the notes on the parallel passages in Genesis 1:1, etc.

Barnes's Psalms 136:7 Bible Commentary

To him that made great lights - Genesis 1:14. The sun and the moon are here particularly referred to.

For his mercy ... - As manifested in all that has followed from the creation and diffusion of light - (all the beauty in the universe as seen; all the life, beauty, and vigor in the vegetable and animal world; all that there is of life and happiness in the universe - for there could be neither if darkness reigned everywhere); light, the emblem of happiness; the source of joy; the producer, in a great measure, of the beauties of the universe, and the revealer of those beauties everywhere. How can a man think of light and not praise its Author?