New King James Version
Psalms 19:2
2Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known.
Context of Psalms 19:2
1The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. 3There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. 4Their 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,
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י֣וֹם לְ֭יוֹם יַבִּ֣יעַֽ אֹ֑מֶר וְלַ֥יְלָה לְּ֝לַ֗יְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 19:2
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.
- Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
- Psalms 134:1Behold, bless the Lord, All you servants of the Lord, Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
- Psalms 148:12Both young men and maidens; Old men and children.
- Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
- Isaiah 38:19The living, the living man, he shall praise You, As I do this day; The father shall make known Your truth to the children.
- Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.
- Psalms 136:8The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever;
- Genesis 1:17God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,
- Genesis 8:22“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, 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
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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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