Psalm 19
God Speaks in the Skies
God’s wisdom, power, and glory are seen in His creation. Modern science would have us study “natural laws” and leave God out, but the psalmist looked at the marvels of heaven and earth and saw God.
Nature exists not for a merely natural, but for a moral end; not for what it is, but for what it says or declares.
The marks of mathematical and geometric law in nature are conspicuous. The more we explore the different departments of nature, the more we find it pervaded by strict arithmetical and dynamic laws.
in all the world The expanse of the heavens declares God’s glory to the entire earth. Paul may have had this psalm in mind when he spoke of God’s invisible attributes (Rom 1:19–20).
It is this fact that Paul used in Rom. 1:18–32 to prove that all people everywhere are under the wrath of God.
In ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the sky was believed to be a dome-like structure encircling the earth.
The two analogies—bridegroom and strong man—emphasize the radiance and power of the sun.
God Speaks in the Scriptures
The heavens declare God’s glory, and the Scriptures declare His grace.
pure The Hebrew word used here, bar, emphasizes moral purity.
The Hebrew word used here, tamim, means to be “perfect” or “blameless”; it emphasizes personal integrity.
Honey (Heb. dĕḇaš) is one of the seven characteristics of the “good land,” Israel (Deut. 8:7–10)
God Speaks in the Soul
David asks not only to be cleansed of secret faults, but to be restrained from running head-long into open sin. “Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation.”
The prayer of v. 14 ought to be on our lips and in our hearts all day long.
The meditation of the heart controls the words of the mouth
Who controls the music of your heart, God or Satan? Meditation is to the heart what digestion is to the body; it is the taking in of the Word of God and making it a part of the inner being.