Psalms 19:7-11

7 ¹The law of the Lord is perfect, ^{[a] 2}reviving the soul; ³the testimony of the Lord is ⁴sure, ⁵making wise ⁶the simple;

8 ⁷the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is ⁸pure, ⁹enlightening the eyes;

9 the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules^[b] of the Lord are ¹⁰true, and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than ¹¹gold, even much ¹²fine gold; ¹³sweeter also than honey and drippings of ¹⁴the honeycomb.

11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned; ¹⁵in keeping them there is great reward.

Psalms 19:7-11 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. 19:7 Rom. 7:12
• 2. 19:7 Ps. 23:3; [2 Tim. 3:16]
• 3. 19:7 Ex. 25:16; See Ps. 78:5
• 4. 19:7 Ps. 111:7
• 5. 19:7 [Matt. 11:25; 1 Cor. 1:27; 2 Tim. 3:15]
• 6. 19:7 Ps. 119:130; Prov. 1:4
• 7. 19:8 Ps. 103:18; 111:7; 119:4, 27
• 8. 19:8 [Ps. 12:6]
• 9. 19:8 See Ps. 13:3
• 10. 19:9 Ps. 119:142, 151, 160
• 11. 19:10 Ps. 119:72, 127; Prov. 8:10
• 12. 19:10 Job 28:17; Prov. 8:19
• 13. 19:10 Ps. 119:103
• 14. 19:10 Prov. 16:24
• 15. 19:11 [Prov. 29:18]

Footnotes

• [a] 19:7 Or 'blameless'
• [b] 19:9 Or 'just decrees'