Passage

Psalms 19

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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. 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. 10. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb. 11. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward. 12. Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults. 13. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression. 14. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer." (Psalms 19:1-14, ASV)

WEB (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. 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. 10. More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb. 11. Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward. 12. Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors. 13. Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression. 14. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer." (Psalms 19:1-14, WEB)

KJV (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. 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} 10. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. ^{the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs} 11. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12. Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 13. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. ^{the great: or, much} 14. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ^{strength: Heb. rock}" (Psalms 19:1-14, KJV)

YLT (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. 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. 10. They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb. 11. Also, Thy servant is warned by them, 'In keeping them [is] a great reward.' 12. Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent, 13. Also, from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me, Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression, 14. Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!" (Psalms 19:1-14, 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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