Focused Passage

Psalms 19:4-6

The Heavens Declare and the Law Revives

The psalm moves from creation’s universal declaration of God’s glory, to the sun’s joyful circuit under God’s ordering, to the perfection and sweetness of the LORD’s instruction, and finally to David’s prayer that God would cleanse hidden faults, restrain willful sins, and make his words and meditation acceptable.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4 their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.

5 Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,

6 it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

Romans 10:18 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:14 Classic cross-references Job 38:5 Classic cross-references Joshua 10:13 Classic cross-references Judges 5:31 Classic cross-references

Original words

their voice קַוָּ֗ם H6957 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural has gone out יָ֘צָ֤א H3318 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular into all בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the earth הָאָ֨רֶץ׀ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular their words מִלֵּיהֶ֑ם H4405 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural to the ends וּבִקְצֵ֣ה H7097 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the world תֵ֭בֵל H8398 Noun - feminine singular In [the heavens] בָּהֶֽם׃ Preposition | third person masculine plural He has pitched שָֽׂם־ H7760 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a tent אֹ֥הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular for the sun לַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ H8121 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular

BSB notes

LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew their measuring line
Cited in Romans 10:18

Verse 5

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 9:24 Classic cross-references Isaiah 62:5 Classic cross-references Philippians 3:13 Classic cross-references Psalms 65:8 Classic cross-references Isaiah 61:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

- וְה֗וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Like a bridegroom כְּ֭חָתָן H2860 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular emerging יֹצֵ֣א H3318 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular from his chamber מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ H2646 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular like a champion כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר H1368 Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular rejoicing יָשִׂ֥ישׂ H7797 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to run לָר֥וּץ H7323 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct his course אֹֽרַח׃ H734 Noun - common singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Psalms 139:9 Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 1:5 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:16 Classic cross-references Job 22:14 Classic cross-references Colossians 1:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

it rises מֽוֹצָא֗וֹ H4161 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular at one end מִקְצֵ֤ה H7097 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural and runs its circuit וּתְקוּפָת֥וֹ H8622 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular to עַל־ H5921 Preposition the other קְצוֹתָ֑ם H7098 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural nothing וְאֵ֥ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb is deprived נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר H5641 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular of its warmth מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃ H2535 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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