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Psalm 19:1-2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 19 · verses 1–2
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.Psalm 19:1-2 · King James Version
Psalm 19:1-2 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.
4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
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
- Psalms 74:16
- Psalms 134:1-3
Key words (Strong's)
- firmamentrâqîyaʻproperly, an expanseH7549 →
- handyworkmaʻăsehan actionH4639 →
- utterethnâbaʻto gush forthH5042 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- declareçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608 →
- shewethchâvâhproperly, to liveH2331 →
- speechʼômer{something said}H562 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
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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