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

4their 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.

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

6it 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 10:18Classic cross-references Genesis 1:14Classic cross-references Job 38:5Classic cross-references Joshua 10:13Classic cross-references Judges 5:31Classic cross-references

Original words

their voiceקַוָּ֗םH6957Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralhas gone outיָ֘צָ֤אH3318Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularinto allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe earthהָאָ֨רֶץ׀H776Article | Noun - feminine singulartheir wordsמִלֵּיהֶ֑םH4405Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralto the endsוּבִקְצֵ֣הH7097Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the worldתֵ֭בֵלH8398Noun - feminine singularIn [the heavens]בָּהֶֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine pluralHe has pitchedשָֽׂם־H7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulara tentאֹ֥הֶלH168Noun - masculine singularfor the sunלַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁH8121Preposition-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 9:24Classic cross-references Isaiah 62:5Classic cross-references Philippians 3:13Classic cross-references Psalms 65:8Classic cross-references Isaiah 61:10Classic cross-references

Original words

-וְה֗וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularLike a bridegroomכְּ֭חָתָןH2860Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularemergingיֹצֵ֣אH3318Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfrom his chamberמֵחֻפָּת֑וֹH2646Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularlike a championכְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹרH1368Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singularrejoicingיָשִׂ֥ישׂH7797Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto runלָר֥וּץH7323Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructhis courseאֹֽרַח׃H734Noun - common singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

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

Original words

it risesמֽוֹצָא֗וֹH4161Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularat one endמִקְצֵ֤הH7097Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀H8064Article | Noun - masculine pluraland runs its circuitוּתְקוּפָת֥וֹH8622Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositionthe otherקְצוֹתָ֑םH7098Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralnothingוְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbis deprivedנִ֝סְתָּ֗רH5641Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularof its warmthמֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃H2535Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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