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God's Glory in Creation
Psalm 19
Good News Translation (GNT)
"Hebrew Title:
A psalm by David."
1 How clearly the sky reveals God's glory!
How plainly it shows what he has done!
2 Each day announces it to the following day;
each night repeats it to the next.
3 No speech or words are used, no sound is
heard;
4 yet their message [a] goes out to all the world
and is heard to the ends of the earth.
God made a home in the sky for the sun;
5 it comes out in the morning like a happy
bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a
race.
6 It starts at one end of the sky and goes across
to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat.
The Law of the Lord
7 The law of the Lord is perfect; it gives new
strength. The commands of the Lord are
trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who
lack it.
8 The laws of the Lord are right, and those who
obey them are happy. The commands of the
Lord are just and give understanding to the
mind.
9 Reverence for the Lord is good; it will continue
forever. The judgments of the Lord are just;
they are always fair.
10 They are more desirable than the finest gold;
they are sweeter than the purest honey.
11 They give knowledge to me, your servant;
I am rewarded for obeying them.
12 None of us can see our own errors;
deliver me, Lord, from hidden faults!
13 Keep me safe, also, from willful sins; don't let
them rule over me. Then I shall be perfect
and free from the evil of sin.
14 May my words and my thoughts be acceptable
to you, O Lord, my refuge and my redeemer!
Footnotes
Psalm 19:4 Some ancient translations
message;
Hebrew line.
Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac;
Hebrew measuring line (NIV)
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Commentary taken from from the
'word-on-the-web' supplied by the
Scripture Union'
'God's Glory in Creation'
Psalm 19
A Microsoft researcher recently
suggested that many people today
suffer from what she described as
'continuous partial attention'.
We are working on our laptop
when someone comes to speak to us and,
at precisely that moment,
our mobile phone rings.
We are then engaged in a series
of conversations,
but only partially concentrating
on each of them.
In such a world,
attentive listening is getting
more and more difficult.
Yet God is a speaking God,
and he calls for a listening people.
Psalm 19 introduces us to the
ways in which - for those who have
ears to hear - his voice can be heard.
To begin with, the powerful elements
of the universe sing the praises of
their Creator (vs 1-6),
the beauty of their music
reaching the ends of the earth.
We can hear that voice every day
in some aspect of the good creation,
provoking our response of
gratitude and praise.
The world around us,
despite the ravages of human
mismanagement, is still the
theatre of his glory (Romans 1:20).
Yet more articulate,
God's voice is heard in his law,
bringing refreshment, wisdom,
joy and warning (vs 7-11).
Like other song-writers (Psalms 1; 119),
he describes how that word
is of supreme worth, not merely
providing information but truly
imparting life itself.
This encounter with the universal
praise of the created world
and the blessings of the law
brings us into the presence of
God himself (vs 12-14).
No wonder it provokes our awareness
of sin, our need of cleansing,
and our longing to worship him
as we should.
The voice that spoke in creation
and in God's Law is the Word which,
in Jesus Christ,
can truly revive us, cleanse us,
and orientate our lives
to joyful praise.
So the song ends by demonstrating that
God's voice provokes us to use
our own voice in humble confession
and in joyful worship.
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