The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 136:9
The moon and stare to rule by night ( Genesis 1:16 , Genesis 1:18 ). For his mercy , etc. read more
Psalm 136:7-9 Nasb
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 136:7
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... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 136:8
The sun to rule by day - Genesis 1:16. Margin, as in Hebrew, for the ruling of the day. That is, to control, as it were, the day; to determine its length - its beginning - its ending - to make it what it is.For his mercy ... - By all the blessings of day as distinguished from night and darkness - by all that the sun in his daily course does to diffuse life, joy, peace, comfort, happiness on the earth - by all that are warmed by its beams, cheered by its light, guided in labor, guarded from... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 136:9
The moon and stars to rule by night - Genesis 1:16.For his mercy ... - As a proof also of his benignity and mercy. By all the beauty of the moon and stars in their course through the heavens - by all that there is in the harmony and order of their movements - by all that there is to make night less hideous and fearful - by all that there is to reveal a countless number of worlds whose existence could not have been discovered but for the night - by all that there is to guide the mariner on the... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 136:7-9
Psalms 136:7-9. To him that made great lights, &c. Great luminaries, placed in the firmament of heaven, to shed their light and influences upon the earth: see notes on Genesis 1:14-16. “Light is the life and soul of the universe, the noblest emblem of the power and glory of God, who, even in the night season, leaves not himself without witness, but gives us some portion of that light reflected, which by day we behold flowing from its great fountain in the heart of heaven.” read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 136:1-26
Psalms 135-136 God’s choice of IsraelTwo hymns for use in Israel’s public worship appear here side by side. The first is a hymn of praise, the second a hymn of thanksgiving. The two hymns are similar in that they both recall God’s loving acts in nature and on behalf of his people Israel. These acts display God’s incomparable greatness on the one hand and show up the uselessness of the gods of the heathen on the other.A call goes out to the worshippers gathered in the temple to praise God... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 136:7
great lights. Genesis 1:14 , "lightholders". read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 136:8
to rule = to have dominion. Genesis 1:16-18 . read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 136:1-26
Psalms 136This psalm is probably the last of the Great Hallel psalms (Psalms 120-136), though a few Jewish scholars viewed it as the only Great Hallel psalm. [Note: See the discussion of this issue in the introduction to Psalms 135 above.] Many scholars believe that the Israelites sang this psalm at Passover when they celebrated the Exodus. Other hallel psalms are 113-118 and 146-150. This psalm is unique because it repeats the same refrain in each verse. The Israelites probably sang this song... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 136:7
To him that made great lights (see Genesis 1:14-16 ). For his mercy , etc. Psalms 136:8 — The sun to rule by day (comp. Genesis 1:16 ). For his mercy , etc. read more