New English Translation
Psalms 19:4
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.
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
2Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness. 3There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard. Yet 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. 6It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.
Read all of Psalms 19Psalms 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 remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.
- Isaiah 49:6he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
- Romans 10:18But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
- 2 Corinthians 10:13But we will not boast beyond certain limits, but will confine our boasting according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, that reaches even as far as you.
- Genesis 1:14God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years,
- Malachi 4:2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
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
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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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