# Psalms 19.4-5 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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. 7. The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple. (Psalms 19:2-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. 7. Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple. (Psalms 19:2-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. 7. The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. law: or, doctrine converting: or, restoring (Psalms 19:2-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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. 7. The law of Jehovah [is] perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah [are] stedfast, Making wise the simple, (Psalms 19:2-7, 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [100 Questions for Evolutionists](/codex/100-questions-for-evolutionists/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Aquinas Five Ways](/codex/aquinas-five-ways/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Argument from Intelligibility](/codex/argument-from-intelligibility/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Argument from Mathematical Truth](/codex/argument-from-mathematical-truth/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Argument from the Universal Music Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-universal-music-convergence/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Bayesian Argument for Theism](/codex/bayesian-argument-for-theism/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Bible Scientific Errors Objection Defeater](/codex/bible-scientific-errors-objection-defeater/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Build the Cosmological Argument](/codex/build-the-cosmological-argument/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Fifth Way - Teleology](/codex/fifth-way-teleology/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Fine-Tuning Argument](/codex/fine-tuning-argument/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [God Created Me Knowing I Would Reject Him Objection Defeater](/codex/god-created-me-knowing-i-would-reject-him-objection-defeater/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Necessary Being is an Intelligent Mind](/codex/necessary-being-is-an-intelligent-mind/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Stealing from God Argument](/codex/stealing-from-god-argument/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Transcendental Argument for God](/codex/transcendental-argument-for-god/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) **Concepts:** - [Baryon Acoustic Oscillations](/codex/baryon-acoustic-oscillations/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Cosmic Microwave Background](/codex/cosmic-microwave-background/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [General Revelation](/codex/general-revelation/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/), [Psalms 19.1-6](/codex/psalms-19-1-6/) - [Innate Knowledge of God](/codex/innate-knowledge-of-god/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Laws of the Universe as Witness to Design](/codex/laws-of-the-universe-as-witness-to-design/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) - [Sensus Divinitatis](/codex/sensus-divinitatis/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) **Lexicon:** - [G2305 - theiotes](/codex/g2305-theiotes/), via [Psalms 19.1-4](/codex/psalms-19-1-4/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## 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.