John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 136:9
The moon and stars to rule by night ,.... The lesser lights, and which indeed receive all their light Front the sun, Genesis 1:16 ; for his mercy endureth for ever ; in continuing these lights, so useful to men, as well as in making of them: the moon and stars have their benign influences upon the earth, to produce things out of it useful to men; see Deuteronomy 33:14 ; and are of singular service to benighted travellers, and to those that go down to the sea in ships; see Acts... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 136:1-9
The duty we are here again and again called to is to give thanks, to offer the sacrifice of praise continually, not the fruits of our ground or cattle, but the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name, Heb. 13:15. We are never so earnestly called upon to pray and repent as to give thanks; for it is the will of God that we should abound most in the most pleasant exercises of religion, in that which is the work of heaven. Now here observe, 1. Whom we must give thanks to?to him that we... read more