Psalms 19:2

Psalms 19:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
• New International Version (NIV)Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.

Context of Psalms 19:2

1The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge. 3There is no speech nor language; Their voice is not heard. 4Their 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,

Psalms 19:2 word by word

י֣וֹם לְ֭יוֹם יַבִּ֣יעַֽ אֹ֑מֶר וְלַ֥יְלָה לְּ֝לַ֗יְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּֽעַת׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 19:2

• Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
• Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
• Psalms 134:1Behold, bless ye Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, That by night stand in the house of Jehovah.
• Psalms 148:12Both young men and virgins; Old men and children:
• Exodus 15:20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
• Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
• Psalms 74:16The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
• Psalms 136:8The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
• Genesis 1:17And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
• Genesis 8:22While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Commentaries on Psalms 19:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Day unto day uttereth speech - Each day is represented as teaching another relative to some new excellence discovered in these manifold works of God. The nights also, by the same figure, are represented as giving information to each other of the increase of knowledge already gained. "The labors of these our instructers know no intermission; but they continue incessantly to lecture us in the science of Divine wisdom. There is one glory of the sun, which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Day unto day - One day to another; or, each successive day. The day that is passing away proclaims the lesson which it had to convey from the movements of the heavens, about God; and thus the knowledge of God is accumulating as the time moves on. Each day has its own lesson in regard to the wisdom, the power, and the goodness of God, and that lesson is conveyed from one day to another. There is a perpetual testimony thus given to the wisdom and power of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The created world shows God's wisdom, and the heavens are where God lives (Psalm 2:4; see 8:1; 57:5; 89:6; 115:3). From heaven, God watches over people (Psalms 11:4; 14:2; 33:13; 53:2; 80:14; 102:19) and helps his followers (18:6–8, 13; 20:6; 57:3; 76:8; 144:5). The heavens remain unaffected by human failures and rebellions (see Psalm 2:1–4). They show God's faithfulness, righteousness (Psalms 36:5; 50:6; 57:10; 85:11; 89:2, 5; 97:6; 108:4), and wisdom…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. uttereth--pours forth as a stream; a perpetual testimony.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 19:2

• Astronomy
• God
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Night
• Religion
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Psalms 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings