Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 74:16

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 74:16

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 74:16

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun." — Psalms 74:16 (ASV)

The light and the sun. —Evidently from Genesis 1:14, 16, where the same word occurs for the heavenly luminary generally, and then for the sun as chief.