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the sunאֶת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁfor dominionלְמֶמְשֶׁלֶתover the day,בַּיּוֹםforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:8
Study it in the app“the sun for dominion over the day, for his loyal love is forever.”
A litany repeats in every line: his steadfast love is foreverFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:8, word by word
- the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- for dominionמֶמְשֶׁלֶתmemshelet
dominion
Dominion, rule: the power to govern something and the realm where it is used.
Where else “memshelet” appears- over the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
7to him who made great lights, for his loyal love is forever.
8 · This verse (above)
9the moon and stars for dominion over the night, for his loyal love is forever.