New English Translation
Psalms 19:3
3There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard.
Psalms 19:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
- New International Version (NIV)They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.
Context of Psalms 19:3
1The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork. 2Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness. There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard. 4Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun. 5Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course.
Read all of Psalms 19Psalms 19:3 word by word
אֵֽין־אֹ֭מֶר וְאֵ֣ין דְּבָרִ֑ים בְּ֝לִ֗י נִשְׁמָ֥ע קוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 19:3
Commentaries on Psalms 19:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard - Leave out the expletives here, which pervert the sense; and what remains is a tolerable translation of the original: - קולם נשמע בלי דברים ואין אמר אין Ein omer veein debarim, beli nishma kolam . "No speech, and no words; their voice without hearing." מליהם תבל ובקצה קום יצא הארץ בכל Bechol haarets yatsa kavvam : Ubiktsey thebel milleyhem . "Into all the earth hath gone out their sound; and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard - Margin, Without these their voice is heard. Hebrew, “without their voice heard.” The idea in the margin, which is adopted by Prof. Alexander, is, that when the heavens give expression to the majesty and glory of God, it is not by words - by the use of language such as is employed among men. That is, there is a silent but real testimony to the power and glory of their great Author. The same…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. 33. Though there is no articulate speech or words, yet without these their voice is heard (compare Margin).Read the comment
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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
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