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Psalm 19:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 19 · verse 1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.Psalm 19:1 · King James Version
What Psalm 19:1 means
Declare is a speaking word, and the psalm goes on to say there is no language where this voice is not heard. David's claim is that creation is already making an argument before anybody opens a Bible. The rest of the psalm turns to scripture, which says the two belong together.
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Psalm 19:1 in context
1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 8:3
- Romans 1:19-20
- Psalms 50:6
- Psalms 148:3-4
- Psalms 33:6
- Genesis 1:14-15
- Psalms 150:1-2
- Jeremiah 10:11-12
Key words (Strong's)
- firmamentrâqîyaʻproperly, an expanseH7549 →
- handyworkmaʻăsehan actionH4639 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- declareçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- GodʼêlstrengthH410 →
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From the things that are seen every day by all the world the psalmist, in these verses, leads us to the consideration of the invisible things of God, whose being appears incontestably evident and whose glory shines transcendently bright in the visible heavens, the structure and beauty of them, and the order and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6