Genesis 1:16
"And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also."
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- Psalms 136:7
"To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:"
Read in chapter → - Deuteronomy 4:19
"And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 8:3
"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 148:5
"Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 74:16
"The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 40:26
"Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 148:3
"Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light."
Read in chapter → - Job 38:7
"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 45:7
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 19:6
"His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof."
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