Psalms 92:2

92:2 It is fitting ¹  to proclaim your loyal love in the morning,

and your faithfulness during the night,

Psalms 105:39

105:39 He spread out a cloud for a cover, ² 

and provided a fire to light up the night.

Psalms 119:55

119:55 I remember your name during the night, O Lord,

and I will keep ³  your law.

Psalms 121:6

121:6 The sun will not harm you by day,

or the moon by night. ⁴ 

[92:2]  ¹ tn The words “it is fitting” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. Verses 1-3 are actually one long sentence in the Hebrew text, but this has been divided up into two shorter sentences in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[105:39]  ² tn Or “curtain.”

[119:55]  ³ tn The cohortative verbal form expresses the psalmist’s resolve to obey the law.

[121:6]  ⁴ sn One hardly thinks of the moon’s rays as being physically harmful, like those of the sun. The reference to the moon may simply lend poetic balance to the verse, but it is likely that the verse reflects an ancient, primitive belief that the moon could have an adverse effect on the mind (note the English expression “moonstruck,” which reflects such a belief). Another possibility is that the sun and moon stand by metonymy for harmful forces characteristic of the day and night, respectively.