Psalms 74:16 meaning and explanation

The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.

Psalms 74:16, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is Asaph, or a later singer in his tradition, lamenting the destruction of the Jerusalem sanctuary and asking God to act. In verse 16 the prayer turns from complaint to confession: day and night, moon and sun all belong to God because he made and fixed them.

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