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the moonאֶת הַיָּרֵחַand starsוְכוֹכָבִיםfor dominionלְמֶמְשְׁלוֹתover the night,בַּלָּיְלָהforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:9
Study it in the app“the moon and stars for dominion over the night, for his loyal love is forever.”
A litany repeats in every line: his steadfast love is foreverFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:9, word by word
- the moonיָּרֵחַyareach
moon
Moon.
Where else “yareach” appears- and starsכוֹכָבִיםchochavim
star
Star.
Where else “chochavim” appears- for dominionמֶמְשְׁלוֹתmemshlot
dominion
Dominion, rule: the power to govern something and the realm where it is used.
Where else “memshlot” appears- over the nightלָּיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” 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
8the sun for dominion over the day, for his loyal love is forever.
9 · This verse (above)
10to him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, for his loyal love is forever.