Psalm 19
Overview
19:1 The creatures shew God's glory;
19:7 The excellency of the divine law;
19:12 David prays for grace.
It is uncertain when this highly finished and beautiful ode was composed; though some think it was written by David in the wilderness when persecuted by Saul. Verse 1 The heavens Psalm 8:3, 33:6, 115:16, 148:3, 148:4; Isaiah 40:22-26; Jeremiah 10:11, 10:12; Romans 1:19, 1:20 the firmamentRakeea, from raka, to stretch out, the expanse, not only containing the celestial bodies, but also the air, light, rain, dews, etc., all of which display the infinite power and wisdom of their Almighty Creator. Psalm 150:1, 150:2; Genesis 1:6-8, 1:14, 1:15; Daniel 12:3 Reciprocal Genesis 1:31 - very good; 1 Chronicles 16:31 - Let the heavens; Job 28:27 - he prepared it; 36:24 - which; Psalm 28:5 - operation; 74:16 - prepared; 89:5 - heavens; 96:6 - Honour; 97:6 - The heavens; 111:3 - honourable; 145:10 - All thy; Isaiah 6:3 - the whole earth; 40:21 - General; 40:26 - Lift; Jeremiah 31:35 - which giveth; Acts 14:17 - he left; 17:27 - they; Habakkuk 1:10 - the works; James 1:17 - from the Verse 2 Day unto Psalm 24:7-10, 78:3-6, 134:1-3, 148:12; Exodus 15:20, 15:21; Isaiah 38:19 night unto Psalm 74:16, 136:8, 136:9; Genesis 1:17, 1:18, 8:22 Reciprocal 1:5 - and; 1:31 - very good; Psalm 28:5 - operation Verse 3 ThereOr, "They have no speech, nor words, nor is their voice heard; yet into all the earth hath gone out their sound, and to the extremity of the world their words." The Hebrew, kav, rendered, line, like the Greek φθογγος, by which the LXX - who are followed by St. Paul
render it, no doubt signifies the sound as well as the cord which emits it. The Vulgate, Jerome, and Symmachus, render it to the same purpose. Deuteronomy 4:19 whereor, without these their voice is heard, Heb. without their voice heard
Verse 4 Their Psalm 98:3; Isaiah 49:6; Romans 10:18; 2 Corinthians 10:13-16 lineor, rule, or, directionIn them Genesis 1:14-18; Malachi 4:2 Reciprocal Joshua 10:12 - Sun; 10:13 - So the sun; Judges 5:31 - the sun; Job 25:3 - upon whom; 38:5 - who hath stretched; 38:13 - take; Psalm 20:5 - rejoice; Ecclesiastes 1:5 - sun; Hosea 6:3 - his going; Habakkuk 3:11 - habitation; 1 Corinthians 15:41 - General Verse 5 bridegroom Isaiah 61:10, 62:5; John 3:29 rejoiceth Ecclesiastes 1:5; 1 Corinthians 9:24-26; Philippians 3:13, 3:14; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 Reciprocal Judges 5:31 - the sun; Job 39:21 - and; Psalm 65:8 - outgoings; Joel 2:7 - They shall run Verse 6 His going Psalm 139:9; Job 25:3; Ecclesiastes 1:5; Colossians 1:23 circuit Job 22:14 Reciprocal Genesis 1:16 - to rule; 1:18 - General; Proverbs 17:8 - gift Verse 7 lawor, doctrine, Psalm 78:1-7, 119:72, 119:96-100, 119:105, 119:127, 119:128, 147:19, 147:20; Deuteronomy 6:6-9, 17:18-20; Joshua 1:8; Job 23:12; Romans 3:2, 15:4 perfect Psalm 18:30, 111:7; Deuteronomy 32:4; Romans 12:2; James 1:17 convertingor, restoring, Psalm 23:3, 119:9; James 1:21-25 testimony Psalm 93:5, 119:14, 119:24, 119:111, 119:152; Isaiah 8:16, 8:20; John 3:32, 3:33, 5:39; Acts 10:43; 2 Timothy 1:8; 1 John 5:9-12; Revelation 19:10 sure Psalm 111:7; 2 Samuel 23:5; 2 Timothy 2:19; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 making Psalm 119:130; Proverbs 1:4, 1:22, 1:23; Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:15-17 Reciprocal Exodus 32:15 - the testimony; Deuteronomy 4:6 - this is your; 4:8 - General; 31:12 - men; 2 Samuel 16:23 - oracle of God; 1 Kings 2:3 - testimonies; 2 Kings 23:3 - his commandments; Ezra 7:10 - the law; 7:25 - the wisdom; Nehemiah 9:13 - gavest; 13:3 - when they; Job 28:23 - General; 33:27 - right; Psalm 51:13 - converted; 56:4 - In God I will; 116:6 - preserveth; 119:47 - which; 119:138 - testimonies; Proverbs 2:6 - out; 7:7 - the simple; 8:5 - General; 8:6 - for; 8:9 - General; 9:4 - General; Isaiah 35:8 - the wayfaring; 45:19 - speak righteousness; Jeremiah 8:9 - lo; Ezekiel 18:9 - walked; 20:19 - walk; Hosea 14:9 - for; Micah 2:7 - do not; Matthew 24:35 - my; Mark 13:31 - my; John 6:63 - the words; 17:17 - Sanctify; Acts 11:14 - words; Romans 7:7 - I had; 7:12 - the law; 16:18 - the simple; 2 Corinthians 3:7 - was; 1 Timothy 1:8 - the law; 4:6 - good doctrine; 2 Timothy 3:16 - and is; James 1:25 - the perfect; 1 Peter 2:2 - the sincere; 2 Peter 1:19 - a more; 1 John 5:3 - and Verse 8 statutes Psalm 105:45, 119:12, 119:16, 119:80, 119:171; Genesis 26:5; Exodus 18:16; Deuteronomy 4:5, 4:6; Ezekiel 36:27 right Psalm 119:128; Nehemiah 9:13 rejoicing Psalm 40:8, 119:14, 119:24, 119:54, 119:92, 119:121, 119:143; Deuteronomy 12:11, 12:12, 16:11, 16:14; Nehemiah 8:12; Isaiah 64:5; Jeremiah 15:16; Romans 7:22 is pure Psalm 12:6, 119:40; Proverbs 30:5; Romans 7:12-14 enlightening Psalm 13:3, 119:98-100, 119:105, 119:130; Proverbs 2:6, 6:23; Romans 2:17-20, 3:20, 7:7; Galatians 2:19, 3:10-13, 3:21 Reciprocal Leviticus 20:22 - statutes; 23:14 - it shall be; 2 Samuel 22:23 - judgments; 2 Kings 17:37 - the statutes; Nehemiah 1:7 - the commandments; Job 33:27 - right; Psalm 18:30 - tried; 33:4 - the word; 56:4 - In God I will; 93:5 - Thy; 119:96 - but thy; 119:111 - for they; 119:140 - pure; Proverbs 8:9 - General; Isaiah 8:20 - it is; Hosea 14:9 - for; Romans 2:18 - being instructed; 2 Corinthians 3:7 - was; Ephesians 6:1 - for Verse 9 The fear Psalm 34:11-14, 36:1, 115:13; Genesis 22:12, 42:18; 1 Samuel 12:24; 1 Kings 18:3, 18:4, 18:12; Nehemiah 5:15; Proverbs 8:13; Acts 10:22; Romans 3:10-18 enduring Psalm 111:10, 112:1-6 judgments 10:5, 36:6, 72:1, 72:2, 119:7, 119:39, 119:62, 119:75, 119:106, 119:137, 119:138, 119:142, 119:160, 119:164; 147:19; Exodus 21:1; Deuteronomy 4:8; Isaiah 26:8; Romans 2:2, 11:22; Revelation 15:3, 16:7, 19:2 trueHeb. truthReciprocal Leviticus 25:17 - fear; 2 Samuel 22:23 - judgments; 1 Chronicles 16:12 - the judgments; Nehemiah 1:7 - the commandments; Job 23:12 - I have esteemed; Psalm 111:8 - are done; 119:86 - All thy; Proverbs 19:23 - fear; Acts 10:35 - feareth; 2 Corinthians 7:1 - in Verse 10 than gold Psalm 119:72, 119:127; Job 28:15-17; Proverbs 3:13-15, 8:10, 8:11, 8:19, 16:16 sweeter Psalm 63:5, 119:103; Job 23:12; Proverbs 24:13 honeycombHeb. the dropping of honey-combs, 1 Samuel 14:26-29 Reciprocal Job 28:13 - knoweth; Psalm 119:14 - rejoiced; Proverbs 2:4 - thou; 2:10 - General; 3:17 - ways of; 16:24 - an; 22:18 - it is; 24:14 - shall the; Ecclesiastes 2:14 - one; Song of Songs 5:16 - mouth; Jeremiah 15:16 - thy word; Ezekiel 3:3 - it was; 1 Corinthians 3:12 - gold; Revelation 10:10 - sweet Verse 11 Moreover Psalm 119:11; 2 Chronicles 19:10; Proverbs 6:22, 6:23; Ezekiel 3:17-21, 33:3-9; Matthew 3:7; Acts 20:31; 1 Corinthians 4:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; Habakkuk 3:1 keeping Proverbs 3:16-18, 11:18, 29:18; Isaiah 3:10, 3:11; Matthew 6:4, 6:6, 6:18; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; James 1:25; 2 John 1:8; Revelation 14:13 Reciprocal Exodus 39:43 - blessed them; Deuteronomy 5:29 - that it might; 6:18 - shalt do; 11:27 - General; 15:5 - General; 17:20 - right hand; Ruth 2:12 - recompense; 2 Samuel 22:21 - rewarded; 2 Chronicles 15:7 - your work; Psalm 119:24 - my counsellors; Proverbs 3:17 - ways of; 13:13 - rewarded; 19:8 - he that keepeth; 24:14 - shall the; Ezekiel 3:21 - he shall; 18:22 - in his; Matthew 5:12 - for great; John 13:17 - happy; 1 Corinthians 15:58 - ye know; Habakkuk 3:1 - great Verse 12 can Psalm 40:12; Job 6:24; Isaiah 64:6; 1 Corinthians 4:4; Habakkuk 3:1 cleanse Psalm 51:5-10, 65:3; 1 John 1:7 secret Psalm 90:8, 139:2, 139:23, 139:24; Leviticus 4:2-35; Jeremiah 17:9 Reciprocal Leviticus 5:2 - hidden; 5:17 - though; 13:6 - wash; Numbers 15:22 - General; Deuteronomy 21:6 - wash their hands; 21:8 - lay not; 1 Kings 8:46 - there is no man; Job 9:3 - he cannot; 22:5 - thine; 31:37 - declare; 34:32 - which; Psalm 51:2 - cleanse; 69:5 - and my sins; Ezekiel 45:20 - every one; Romans 7:15 - what; 7:21 - evil; Galatians 3:11 - that; 5:17 - the flesh; Philippians 3:9 - not; Habakkuk 3:1 - if; 1 John 1:9 - and to Verse 13 Keep Genesis 20:6; 1 Samuel 25:32-34, 25:39 presumptuous Exodus 21:14; Numbers 15:30, 15:31; Deuteronomy 17:12, 17:13; 2 Peter 2:10 let Psalm 119:133; Romans 6:12-14, 6:16-22 upright Psalm 7:10, 11:7, 84:11; Acts 24:16 I shall Psalm 18:23; 1 Chronicles 10:13, 10:14 greatHeb. much.Reciprocal 2 Samuel 11:14 - wrote a letter; Psalm 51:12 - uphold; 119:11 - that I; Luke 22:40 - Pray; John 8:36 - General; Romans 7:21 - a law; Galatians 5:17 - the flesh; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 - and; Habakkuk 3:1 - if Verse 14 Let Psalm 5:1, 5:2, 51:15, 66:18-20, 119:108; Genesis 4:4, 4:5; Proverbs 15:8; Romans 15:16; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; 1 Peter 2:5 strengthHeb. rock, Psalm 18:1, 18:2 redeemer Job 19:25; Isaiah 43:14, 44:6, 47:4, 54:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 1:18, 1:19; Revelation 5:9 Reciprocal Joshua 1:8 - thou shalt; Psalm 9:16 - Higgaion; 27:1 - strength; 28:7 - strength; 31:4 - my strength; 49:3 - meditation; 139:4 - there is not; Proverbs 15:26 - but; Isaiah 41:14 - saith; Jeremiah 16:19 - my strength; Luke 11:1 - teach; Romans 12:1 - acceptable; Ephesians 5:10 - acceptable; 1 Timothy 4:15 - Meditate; Habakkuk 3:1 - we may Verse 1 am hear Psalm 41:1, 46:1, 50:5, 60:11, 91:15, 138:7; Jeremiah 30:7; Matthew 26:38, 26:39; Habakkuk 3:1 name Psalm 9:10, 83:18; Exodus 34:5-7; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 50:10 God Psalm 46:7, 46:11; Genesis 32:27-29, 48:15, 48:16; Exodus 3:13-15 defendHeb. set thee on an high place, Psalm 18:2, 91:14, 114:2 Reciprocal Joshua 1:17 - only the Lord; 1 Kings 1:47 - bless; 2 Chronicles 6:19 - to hearken; Psalm 9:9 - be a refuge; 59:9 - defence; 89:24 - in my; 108:12 - Give; 118:12 - in the name; Isaiah 38:3 - Remember; Nahum 1:7 - in the; 1 Timothy 2:2 - kings; 3 John 1:2 - that Verse 2 thee helpHeb. thy helpfrom Psalm 73:17; 1 Kings 6:16, 8:44, 8:45; 2 Chronicles 20:8, 20:9 strengthenHeb. support theeout 2 Samuel 5:7, 6:17; Isaiah 12:6, 14:32, 37:34, 37:35 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 33:7 - and be thou; Psalm 128:5 - bless thee; 134:3 - bless thee Verse 3 Remember Genesis 4:4; Isaiah 60:7; Ephesians 5:2; 1 Peter 2:5 acceptHeb. turn to ashes, or, make fat, Leviticus 9:24; 1 Chronicles 21:26; 2 Chronicles 7:1 Reciprocal Genesis 4:5 - wroth; Leviticus 6:10 - consumed; Deuteronomy 33:11 - accept; 1 Samuel 1:17 - the God; 2 Samuel 24:23 - The Lord; Malachi 1:8 - or accept; Habakkuk 3:1 - to forget Verse 4 Psalm 21:2, 37:4, 145:19; Proverbs 11:23; Matthew 21:22; John 11:42, 16:23; Romans 8:27, 8:28; 1 John 5:14, 5:15 Reciprocal Leviticus 9:24 - there came a fire; Joshua 1:17 - only the Lord; 2 Samuel 3:21 - reign over; 7:3 - all that; 24:23 - The Lord; 1 Kings 10:13 - all her desire; 1 Chronicles 17:2 - Do all; 2 Chronicles 9:12 - all her desire; Job 22:28 - decree Verse 5 rejoice Psalm 13:5, 19:4, 21:1, 35:9, 118:15; Isaiah 12:1-3, 25:9, 61:10; Habakkuk 3:18; Luke 1:47 and in Psalm 60:4; Exodus 17:15 *marg. Numbers 10:35, 10:36; 1 Samuel 17:45; Isaiah 11:10; Micah 4:5 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 2:1 - I rejoice; 2 Chronicles 14:11 - in thy name; 20:27 - the Lord; Nehemiah 2:20 - The God; Psalm 9:14 - I will; 21:2 - General; 89:24 - in my; 118:12 - in the name Verse 6 Now Psalm 2:2, 18:50, 28:8, 89:20-23; Acts 2:36, 4:10 he will 1 Kings 8:30, 8:43; Matthew 6:9 his holy heavenHeb. the heaven of his holiness, Isaiah 57:15, 63:15 withetc. Heb. by the strength of the salvation of his right hand, Psalm 17:7, 18:35; Acts 2:33, 5:31 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 2:10 - anointed; Psalm 21:1 - The king; 44:3 - thy right; 60:5 - save; 108:10 - who will lead; Isaiah 10:27 - because; Zechariah 4:6 - might; 12:5 - The inhabitants Verse 7 Some trust Psalm 33:16, 33:17; 1 Samuel 13:5; 2 Samuel 8:4, 10:18; Proverbs 21:31; Isaiah 30:16, 31:1; Jeremiah 17:5 but we Psalm 45:17; 2 Chronicles 13:10-12, 13:16, 14:11, 20:12-20, 32:8 Reciprocal Exodus 14:7 - General; Deuteronomy 17:16 - multiply horses; 20:1 - horses; Joshua 11:6 - horses; Judges 5:22 - horsehoofs; 2 Samuel 15:1 - Absalom; 1 Kings 4:26 - forty thousand; 2 Kings 7:7 - their horses; 18:24 - chariots; 19:23 - With the multitude; 1 Chronicles 5:20 - because; 18:4 - David; 19:7 - hired; 2 Chronicles 13:12 - for our captain; 25:8 - God hath power; Nehemiah 4:14 - remember; Esther 9:5 - smote; Job 39:11 - trust; Psalm 21:7 - For the; 44:6 - General; 60:10 - Wilt; 147:10 - delighteth; Isaiah 2:7 - their land is; 36:8 - and I; 37:24 - By the; 50:11 - all ye; Jeremiah 50:37 - their horses; Hosea 14:3 - we will not; Jonah 2:7 - I remembered; Micah 5:10 - that I; Zechariah 10:5 - and the riders on horses shall be confounded; 12:5 - The inhabitants; Malachi 3:16 - that thought Verse 8 They Psalm 34:21, 34:22; Judges 5:31 but we Psalm 125:1, 146:5-9; Jeremiah 17:7, 17:8 Reciprocal Joshua 11:6 - horses; 2 Kings 7:7 - their horses; 18:24 - chariots; 1 Chronicles 5:20 - because; Esther 9:5 - smote; Psalm 21:7 - For the; Isaiah 36:8 - and I; 50:11 - all ye; Jeremiah 50:37 - their horses; Hosea 14:3 - we will not; Micah 5:10 - that I Verse 9 Saveetc. or, "O Jehovah, save the king; answer us when we call upon thee." Psalm 118:25, 118:26; Matthew 21:9, 21:15 let Psalm 2:6-10, 5:2, 24:7, 44:4, 74:12 Reciprocal Joshua 1:17 - only the Lord; Psalm 21:1 - The king; Proverbs 29:26 - seek