Psalm 19

The Witness of Creation and Scripture

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the expanse(A) proclaims the work of his hands.(B)

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Psalm 19[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The heavens(A) declare(B) the glory of God;(C)
    the skies(D) proclaim the work of his hands.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.

The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(A)
for God is the Judge.(B)Selah

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And the heavens proclaim(A) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.[a][b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
  2. Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

26 Have you not heard?(A)
I designed it long ago;
I planned it in days gone by.(B)
I have now brought it to pass,
and you have crushed fortified cities(C)
into piles of rubble.

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26 “Have you not heard?
    Long ago I ordained(A) it.
In days of old I planned(B) it;
    now I have brought it to pass,
that you have turned fortified cities
    into piles of stone.(C)

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17 although he did not leave himself without a witness,(A) since he did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons(B) and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”

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17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony:(A) He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons;(B) he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”(C)

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19 since what can be known[a] about God is evident among them,(A) because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world,(B) being understood through what he has made.(C) As a result, people are without excuse.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:19 Or what is known

19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.(A) 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,(B) so that people are without excuse.(C)

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