| Barnes' Notes on the Bible To him that made great lights - Genesis 1:14. The sun and the moon are here particularly referred to. For his mercy ... - As manifested in all that has followed from the creation and diffusion of light - (all the beauty in the universe as seen; all the life, beauty, and vigor in the vegetable and animal world; all that there is of life and happiness in the universe - for there could be neither if darkness reigned everywhere); light, the emblem of happiness; the source of joy; the producer, in a great measure, of the beauties of the universe, and the revealer of those beauties everywhere. How can a man think of light and not praise its Author?
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleGreat lights - See the notes on the parallel passages in Genesis 1:1, etc.
Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo him that made great lights,.... For the inhabitants of the world to walk and work by, to do all the business of life in a comfortable manner; and which is an instance of mercy and goodness; see Genesis 1:14; for his mercy endureth for ever; these lights continuing for the benefit of mankind.
Geneva Study BibleTo him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary136:1-9 Forgetful as we are, things must be often repeated to us. By mercy we understand the Lord's disposition to save those whom sin has rendered miserable and vile, and all the provision he has made for the redemption of sinners by Jesus Christ. The counsels of this mercy have been from everlasting, and the effects of it will endure for ever, to all who are interested in it. The Lord continues equally ready to show mercy to all who seek for it, and this is the source of all our hope and comfort. | 
