Psalms 19:1

Psalm 19 ¹ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; ² 

the sky displays his handiwork. ³ 

Psalms 111:2

111:2 The Lord’s deeds are great,

eagerly awaited ⁴  by all who desire them.

Job 22:12

22:12 “Is not God on high in heaven? ⁵ 

And see ⁶  the lofty stars, ⁷  how high they are!

Job 36:24

36:24 Remember to extol ⁸  his work,

which people have praised in song.

Romans 1:20

1:20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people ⁹  are without excuse.

¹ sn Psalm 19. The psalmist praises God for his self-revelation in the heavens and in the Mosaic law. The psalmist concludes with a prayer, asking the Lord to keep him from sinning and to approve of his thoughts and words.

² sn God’s glory refers here to his royal majesty and power.

³ tn Heb “and the work of his hands the sky declares.” The participles emphasize the ongoing testimony of the heavens/sky.

⁴ tn Heb “sought out.”

⁵ tn This reading preserves the text as it is. The nouns “high” and “heavens” would then be taken as adverbial accusatives of place (see GKC 373-74 §118.g).

⁶ tn The parallel passage in Isa 40:26-27, as well as the context here, shows that the imperative is to be retained here. The LXX has “he sees.”

⁷ tn Heb “head of the stars.”

⁸ tn The expression is “that you extol,” serving as an object of the verb.

⁹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.