19:1 How clearly the sky reveals God's glory! How plainly it shows what he has done! |
19:2 Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next. |
19:3 No speech or words are used, no sound is heard; |
19:4 yet their message goes out to all the world and is heard to the ends of the earth. God made a home in the sky for the sun; |
19:5 it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race. |
19:6 It starts at one end of the sky and goes across to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat. |
19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. |
19:8 The laws of the LORD are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the LORD are just and give understanding to the mind. |
19:9 Reverence for the LORD is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the LORD are just; they are always fair. |
19:10 They are more desirable than the finest gold; they are sweeter than the purest honey. |
19:11 They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them. |
19:12 None of us can see our own errors; deliver me, LORD, from hidden faults! |
19:13 Keep me safe, also, from willful sins; don't let them rule over me. Then I shall be perfect and free from the evil of sin. |
19:14 May my words and my thoughts be acceptable to you, O LORD, my refuge and my redeemer! |