Psalms 136:9

In 11 translations

BSB

the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

KJV

The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

WEB

the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness endures forever;

ASV

The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

LSV

The moon and stars to rule by night, || For His kindness [is] for all time.

YLT

The moon and stars to rule by night, For to the age [is] His kindness.

DBY

The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

DRC135:9

The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

GNV

The moone and the starres to gouerne the night: for his mercie endureth for euer:

JPS

The moon and stars to rule by night, for His mercy endureth for ever.

LXXE135:9

The moon and the stars to rule the night; for his mercy endures for ever.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

אֶת־הַיָּרֵ֣חַ וְ֭כוֹכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת בַּלָּ֑יְלָה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br135:9

Τὴν σελήνην καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς νυκτός, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 31:26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
• Psalms 89:36–37his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
• Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

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