Psalms 19:4

Psalms 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their 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,
• New International Version (NIV)Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,

Context of Psalms 19:4

2Each day speaks about God, until the next day continues the story. Every night tells us how great God is. 3They do not use words to speak with. Nobody hears their voice. But their message goes round all the earth. All the world can understand what they say. God has made a home for the sun in the sky. 5Each morning, the sun comes out, like a happy man who has just married. It comes out, like a strong man who wants to run a race. 6The sun rises at one end of the heavens. It travels in a big circle to the other end. Nothing can hide from its heat.

Psalms 19:4 word by word

בְּכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ׀ יָ֘צָ֤א קַוָּ֗ם וּבִקְצֵ֣ה תֵ֭בֵל מִלֵּיהֶ֑ם לַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ שָֽׂם־אֹ֥הֶל בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their lineקַוqav qâv · lineH6957
• is gone outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: speakH3318
• through all the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and their wordsמִלָּהmillâh milleh · speechH4405
• to the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• In them hath he setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• a tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• for the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121

Cross-references for Psalms 19:4

• Psalms 98:3He has kept his promise that he made to the people of Israel. He has continued to take care of them with his faithful love. Everyone who lives everywhere on the earth can see that God has the power to save people.
• Isaiah 49:6‘As my servant, I have a greater job for you to do. It will not only be to make Jacob's tribes strong again. It will not only be to bring back Israel's people that I have kept safe. It will also be your job to bring light to the other nations. You will show people all over the world that I have the power to save them.’
• Romans 10:18Let me ask you this: ‘Did Israel's people hear that message?’ They certainly did! The Bible says: ‘People have spoken God's message everywhere. People have heard his message in every part of the world.’
• 2 Corinthians 10:13As for us, we will only be proud of the work that God has given us to do. We will not be proud of anything more than that. And that includes our work among you.
• Genesis 1:14God said, ‘There will be lights all across the sky. They will make the day different from the night. They will show the seasons, days and years.
• Malachi 4:2‘But it will be different for you who respect my name. My power to make you well again will come to you. It will be like the sun that rises to shine on you. When that happens, you will be very happy. You will jump up and down like young cows when someone lets them go free.

Commentaries on Psalms 19:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Their line - That is, of the heavens. The word used here - קו qav - means properly a cord, or line: (a) a measuring line, Ezekiel 47:3; Job 38:5; Isaiah 44:13; and then (b) a cord or string as of a lyre or other instrument of music; and hence, a sound. So it is rendered here by the Septuagint, ́ phthongos By Symmachus, ̓͂ ēchos By the Vulgate, sonus. DeWette renders it Klang, sound. Prof. Alexander dogmatically says that this is “entirely at variance…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4God’s wisdom does not need to be spoken. Through creation, it is seen, felt, and experienced. Paul applied this text to condemn Israel for its lack of receptivity to Jesus Christ (Romans 10:18). The sun is part of God’s creation, but it is not a god, as people of other nations in the ancient Near East commonly believed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Their line--or, "instruction"--the influence exerted by their tacit display of God's perfections. Paul (Ro 10:18), quoting from the Septuagint, uses "sound," which gives the same sense.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 19:4

• Astronomy
• God
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Quotations and Allusions
• Religion
• Sun

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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