Passage

Psalms 19.7

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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."

"8. The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9. The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether." (Psalms 19:5-9, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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."

"8. Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9. The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether." (Psalms 19:5-9, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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}"

"8. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. ^{true: Heb. truth}" (Psalms 19:5-9, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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,"

"8. The precepts of Jehovah [are] upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah [is] pure, enlightening the eyes, 9. The fear of Jehovah [is] clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah [are] true, They have been righteous, together." (Psalms 19:5-9, YLT)

Setting

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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.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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