The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The day is thine, the night also is thine — You have universal dominion. All things are under your control. You have power, therefo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The day is yours, the night also is yours. The prophet now turns to consider the divine benefits that are extended to all humankind.

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The day is thine, and the night also is thine
He made the one and the other, and divided the one from the other; and…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The church silences her own complaints. What God had done for his people, as their King of old, encouraged them to depend on him. It was the Lord's…

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