# Psalms 19.1-4 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. 2. Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge. 3. There is no speech nor language; Their voice is not heard. 4. Their 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,** > > 5. Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course. 6. His going forth is from the end of the heavens, And his circuit unto the ends of it; And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. (Psalms 19:1-6, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork. 2. Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge. 3. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4. Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,** > > 5. which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course. 6. His going out is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends; There is nothing hidden from its heat. (Psalms 19:1-6, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. where: or, without these their voice is heard: Heb. without their voice heard 4. Their 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, line: or, rule, or, direction** > > 5. Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 6. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. (Psalms 19:1-6, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. To the Overseer., A Psalm of David. The heavens [are] recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse [is] declaring. 2. Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge. 3. There is no speech, and there are no words. Their voice hath not been heard. 4. Into all the earth hath their line gone forth, And to the end of the world their sayings, For the sun He placed a tent in them,** > > 5. And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path. 6. From the end of the heavens [is] his going out, And his revolution [is] unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat. (Psalms 19:1-6, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [100 Questions for Evolutionists](/codex/100-questions-for-evolutionists/) - [Aquinas Five Ways](/codex/aquinas-five-ways/) - [Argument from Awe and Wonder](/codex/argument-from-awe-and-wonder/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Argument from Intelligibility](/codex/argument-from-intelligibility/) - [Argument from Mathematical Truth](/codex/argument-from-mathematical-truth/) - [Argument from the Beauty-Mathematics Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-beauty-mathematics-convergence/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Argument from the Genetic Code](/codex/argument-from-the-genetic-code/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Argument from the Suns Origin](/codex/argument-from-the-suns-origin/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Argument from the Universal Music Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-universal-music-convergence/) - [Bayesian Argument for Theism](/codex/bayesian-argument-for-theism/) - [Bible Scientific Errors Objection Defeater](/codex/bible-scientific-errors-objection-defeater/) - [Build the Cosmological Argument](/codex/build-the-cosmological-argument/) - [Divine Hiddenness Objection Defeater](/codex/divine-hiddenness-objection-defeater/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Evidential Problem of Evil Defeater](/codex/evidential-problem-of-evil-defeater/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Fifth Way - Teleology](/codex/fifth-way-teleology/) - [Fine-Tuning Argument](/codex/fine-tuning-argument/) - [God Created Me Knowing I Would Reject Him Objection Defeater](/codex/god-created-me-knowing-i-would-reject-him-objection-defeater/) - [Inference to the Best Explanation in Bio Origins Argument](/codex/inference-to-the-best-explanation-in-bio-origins-argument/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Kantian Critique of Natural Theology Defeater](/codex/kantian-critique-of-natural-theology-defeater/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Methodological Naturalism Critique](/codex/methodological-naturalism-critique/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Necessary Being is an Intelligent Mind](/codex/necessary-being-is-an-intelligent-mind/) - [Protein Sequence Space Argument](/codex/protein-sequence-space-argument/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Signature in the Cell Argument](/codex/signature-in-the-cell-argument/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Specified Complexity Argument](/codex/specified-complexity-argument/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Stealing from God Argument](/codex/stealing-from-god-argument/) - [Transcendental Argument for God](/codex/transcendental-argument-for-god/) - [Universal Probability Bound](/codex/universal-probability-bound/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) **Concepts:** - [Divine Hiddenness](/codex/divine-hiddenness/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [General Revelation](/codex/romans-1-19-20/) - [Laws of the Universe as Witness to Design](/codex/laws-of-the-universe-as-witness-to-design/) - [Natural Theology](/codex/natural-theology/), via [Psalms 19.1-3](/codex/psalms-19-1-3/) - [Quick Objection Responses](/codex/quick-objection-responses/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) - [Sensus Divinitatis](/codex/sensus-divinitatis/) - [Theist Arguments](/codex/theist-arguments/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) **Lexicon:** - [G2305 - theiotes](/codex/g2305-theiotes/) **Guides:** - [03 Arguments for God](/codex/03-arguments-for-god/), via [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/) **Passages:** - [Hebrews 11.3](/codex/hebrews-11-3/) - [Isaiah 40](/codex/isaiah-40/) - [Romans 1](/codex/romans-1/) - [Romans 1.19-20](/codex/romans-1-19-20/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.