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Psalm 19

Psa. 19:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> The heavens
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
n declare
caphar (Hebrew #5608)
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
KJV usage: commune, (ac-)count; declare, number, + penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Pronounce: saw-far'
Origin: a primitive root
the glory
kabowd (Hebrew #3519)
from 3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
KJV usage: glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
Pronounce: kaw-bode'
Origin: rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}
of God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
; and the firmament
raqiya` (Hebrew #7549)
properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
KJV usage: firmament.
Pronounce: raw-kee'-ah
Origin: from 7554
showeth his
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
handywork
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
ma`aseh (Hebrew #4639)
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
KJV usage: act, art, + bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well, ((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
Pronounce: mah-as-eh'
Origin: from 6213
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Rom. 1:19‑20• 19Because what may be known of God is manifest among them, for God made [it] manifest to them.
 20For the invisible things of him from [the] world's creation are perceived, being understood by the works, both his eternal power and Godhead, that they might be inexcusable. (Rom. 1:19‑20)

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David,
firmament,
Glory,
God,
Heaven,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Psalms

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-6:  The creatures shew God's glory.
7-11:  The excellency of the divine law.
12-14:  David prays for grace.
(Title.)
A Psalm.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.The heavens.
Psa. 8:3• 3When I behold thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,{HR}The moon and the stars which thou hast established, (Psa. 8:3)
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Psa. 33:6• 6By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made,{HR}And all their host by the breath of his mouth; (Psa. 33:6)
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Psa. 115:16• 16The heavens [are] heavens for Jehovah,{HR}And the earth he gave to the sons of man. (Psa. 115:16)
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Psa. 148:3‑4• 3Praise him, sun and moon;{HR}Praise him, all ye stars of light.
 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens,{HR}And ye waters that [are] above the heavens. (Psa. 148:3‑4)
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Isa. 40:22‑26• 22[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a veil, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
 23that bringeth the princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
 24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth, but he also bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
 25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
 26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold. Who hath created these [things], bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and strength of power, not one faileth. (Isa. 40:22‑26)
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Jer. 10:11‑12• 11{i}Thus shall ye say unto them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.{/i}
 12{i}He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.{/i} (Jer. 10:11‑12)
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Rom. 1:19‑20• 19Because what may be known of God is manifest among them, for God made [it] manifest to them.
 20For the invisible things of him from [the] world's creation are perceived, being understood by the works, both his eternal power and Godhead, that they might be inexcusable. (Rom. 1:19‑20)
the firmament.{Rakeeâ,} from {rakâ,} 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.
Psa. 150:1‑2• 1Praise ye Jah,{HR}Praise God in his sanctuary,{HR}Praise him in the expanse of his power.
 2Praise him in his mighty acts;{HR}Praise him for his abundant greatness. (Psa. 150:1‑2)
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Gen. 1:6‑8,14‑15• 6And God said, Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and dividing be between waters and waters.
 7And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that [are] under the expanse and the waters that [are] above the expanse: and it was so.
 8And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day,
 14And God said, Let there be light-bearers in [the] expanse of the heavens to divide between the day and between the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years;
 15and let them be for light-bearers in [the] expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth. And it was so. (Gen. 1:6‑8,14‑15)
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Dan. 12:3• 3They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; {i}and{/i} they that instruct the many in righteousness, are to shine as the stars forever and ever. (Dan. 12:3)
• Book 1, Series 4. The beginning of sorrows. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• In 16, 17, 18, we have found Christ Himself—His personal position, the joy set before Him in heaven, and His final triumph on earth as suffering when legally righteous. In 19 – 21, we have the godly remnant contemplating the different testimonies presented to the responsibility of man. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 18-21” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 1-6) The first portion of the psalm presents a testimony to the power and wisdom of God rendered to the whole world....the three parts of creation brought before us give a universal testimony to the habitable parts of the earth. (“Psalm 19” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of *God; and the expanse sheweth the work of his hands.

W. Kelly Translation

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To the chief musician; a Psalm of David.{HR}The heavens [are] telling the glory of God,{HR}And thea expanse [is] showing the work of his hands.

WK Translation Notes

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