Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 19

The skies tell the story of God’s ; the above announces the work of his hands.Day after day they speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.There is no speech, there are no words — their voice makes no sound at all.Yet their carries across the whole earth, their message reaches the edges of the world. In the skies he pitched a tent for the sun,which comes out like a groom stepping from the , like an thrilled to run the course.It rises at one end of the sky and circles to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.The of Yahweh is complete — it . The of Yahweh is trustworthy — it makes the inexperienced wise.The Yahweh sets are — they fill the heart with joy. The of Yahweh are clear — they light up your eyes. for Yahweh is — it lasts forever. The of Yahweh are true — every one of them just.More desirable than gold — more than heaps of ; sweeter than honey — than honey fresh from the comb.By them your is warned; in keeping them, the is immense.Who can see their own ? Clear me of the ones I cannot see.And hold your servant back from ; do not let them dominate me. Then I will be , cleared of serious .Let the words of my mouth and the of my heart be , Yahweh, my and my .