Psalms 19:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 19

¹To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Psalms 19:1 —

Old words in this verse

firmament: — the sky, the expanse above.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 1:19-20
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. …
Psalms 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Psalms 50:6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
Psalms 148:3-4
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. …
Genesis 1:14-15
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: …

Topics

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-6)

From the things that are seen every day by all the world the psalmist, in these verses, leads us to the consideration of the invisible things of God, whose being appears incontestably evident and whose glory shines transcendently bright in the visible heavens, the structure and beauty of them, and the order and influence of the heavenly bodies. This instance of the divine power serves not only to…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 19:1-14. After exhibiting the harmonious revelation of God’s perfections made by His works and His word, the Psalmist prays for conformity to the Divine teaching. 1. the glory of God--is the sum of His perfections (Psa 24:7-10; Ro 1:20). firmament--another word for “heavens” (Ge 1:8). handywork--old English for “work of His hands.”