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Psalm 19

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For the choirmaster. A psalm of David.

1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

2 Day to day pours forth speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.

3 There is no speech, nor are there words;
their voice is not heard.

4 Yet their measuring line goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,

5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

7 The law of the LORD is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the LORD is sure,
making wise the simple;

8 the precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes;

9 the fear of the LORD is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the LORD are true,
and righteous altogether.

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

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

12 Who can discern his errors?
Declare me innocent from hidden faults.

13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Translation notes (5)
  1. Psalm 19:3a This can also be translated as, "without speech, without words, without their voice being heard." This expresses a paradox of silent eloquence.
  2. Psalm 19:4a Hebrew qav — 'measuring line'; Septuagint has phthongos 'sound' (cited Rom 10:18)
  3. Psalm 19:7a Torah (תּוֹרָה), rendered here as 'law', derives from the verb yarah, 'to instruct' or 'to direct', and denotes divine instruction in the broadest sense rather than legal statute alone. Verses 7 through 9 form a tightly structured unit in which six synonyms for this instruction each receive an attribute of the LORD and a corresponding effect on the worshiper.
  4. Psalm 19:12a Hebrew nistarot, 'hidden things', is ambiguous: faults concealed from other people, or faults hidden from the sinner's own awareness. The parallel question, who can discern his errors, favors the latter sense, sins committed unknowingly. The verb nakkeh, 'declare innocent', asks acquittal even for wrongs the psalmist cannot name.
  5. Psalm 19:13a The Hebrew zedim (זֵדִים), rendered here as 'presumptuous sins', is elsewhere in the Psalter a term for arrogant persons, and some interpreters take it so here, as a prayer for protection from insolent men. The rendering as willful sins fits the contrast with the hidden faults of the preceding verse, distinguishing unwitting error from deliberate transgression.

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