Psalms 19:1-11

1 How clearly the sky reveals God's glory! How plainly it shows what he has done!

2 Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next.

3 No speech or words are used, no sound is heard;

4 yet their message goes out to all the world ¹ and is heard to the ends of the earth. God made a home in the sky for the sun;

5 it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race.

6 It starts at one end of the sky and goes across to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat.

7 The law of the Lord is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the Lord are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it.

8 The laws of the Lord are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the Lord are just and give understanding to the mind.

9 Reverence for the Lord is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the Lord are just; they are always fair.

10 They are more desirable than the finest gold; they are sweeter than the purest honey.

11 They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them.

Psalms 19:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. This psalm was penned by David, and inscribed to the chief musician, as others, to be used in public service, and was designed for Gospel times, as the subject of it shows; which is first, not an account of the light of nature, and then of the law of Moses, but of the Gospel of Christ; and especially as ministered in the times of the apostles, as a citation out of it in Romans 10:18, makes clear.

Cross References

• 1. 19.4Romans 10.18.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Some ancient translations] message; [Hebrew] line.