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Psalm 19:7-14

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

January 23, 2028

Moses Showing the Tablets of the Law, Maerten de Vos
Moses Showing the Tablets of the Law, Maerten de Vos, 1574–1575Mauritshuis, The Hague (PD-Art)
An Antwerp mannerist's Moses, holding out the tablets with the Hebrew legible, in a composition built for a Protestant reading of the law.The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple. More to be desired are they than gold, sweeter also than honey.Maerten de VosAn Antwerp painter who trained in Italy and, after the iconoclasm, supplied the rebuilt churches of the city with altarpieces.Mauritshuis, The Hague (PD-Art)A small seventeenth-century town palace holding the Dutch royal cabinet of paintings, including the Girl with a Pearl Earring.Mauritshuis, The Hague (PD-Art)
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 4:16-30Lk 4:16-30
Epistle1 Cor. 12:12-31a1 Cor 12:12-31a
Old TestamentNeh. 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Neh 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
PsalterPs. 19:7-14Ps 19:7-14

Overview & Insights

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” (Psalm 19:1)

Mays has made a convincing case for the pairing of the Torah psalms (Pss. 1 and 2; 18 and 19; 118 and 119)[1] in order to present the eschatological kingdom of God, which will come in the context and through the instrumentality of Torah piety.[2] In the case of Psalm 18, David’s deliverance from Saul is a foreshadowing of future salvation. Psalms 18 and 19 both give a picture of God’s appearance, Psalm 18 in terms of the exodus and Sinai (18:7–15), and Psalm 19 in terms of the heavens’ declaration of God’s glory (19:1–6) and the Torah’s enlightenment (19:7–11).[3] When one should have expected the Lord to speak from his heavenly temple in 18:6b, David gave witness to the silent, yet powerful, voice of God that articulated God’s mighty acts in David’s time, akin to the mighty acts of God in the time of the exodus and Sinai (18:7–15). Again, in 19:1–4, rather than human speech, we hear God’s voice in the wonders of nature.

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 19Commentary on Ps 19 Working Preacher

A Luther Seminary commentary on the psalm's move from creation's praise to the Torah's instruction.

Psalm 19 CommentaryPs 19 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching commentary on the psalm's pairing of God's revelation in creation and in the Law.

Psalm 19 CommentaryPs 19 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse by verse evangelical commentary on the perfect law of the Lord and its reward.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 19 InterlinearPs 19 Interlinear BibleHub

The Hebrew text of Psalm 19 word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 19, patristic commentaryPs 19, patristic commentary Catena

A verse linked catena gathering patristic comment on Psalm 19.

Questions preachers ask

What are the two halves of Psalm 19?

The psalm praises God’s glory revealed two ways: in creation, where the heavens speak without words (19:1–6), and in the law of the Lord, which revives the soul and is sweeter than honey (19:7–14).

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