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 96:11-13

96:11 Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy!

Let the sea and everything in it shout!

96:12 Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!

Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy

96:13 before the Lord, for he comes!

For he comes to judge the earth!

He judges the world fairly, ⁴ 

and the nations in accordance with his justice. ⁵ 

Psalms 98:3-9

98:3 He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. ⁶ 

All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us. ⁷ 

98:4 Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!

Break out in a joyful shout and sing!

98:5 Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp,

accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

98:6 With trumpets and the blaring of the ram’s horn,

shout out praises before the king, the Lord!

98:7 Let the sea and everything in it shout,

along with the world and those who live in it!

98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands!

Let the mountains sing in unison

98:9 before the Lord!

For he comes to judge the earth!

He judges the world fairly, ⁸ 

and the nations in a just manner.

Psalms 103:22

103:22 Praise the Lord, all that he has made, ⁹ 

in all the regions ¹⁰  of his kingdom!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Psalms 104:24

104:24 How many living things you have made, O Lord! ¹¹ 

You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; ¹² 

the earth is full of the living things you have made.

Psalms 148:1-13

Psalm 148 ¹³ 

148:1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the sky!

Praise him in the heavens!

148:2 Praise him, all his angels! ¹⁴ 

Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! ¹⁵ 

148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon!

Praise him, all you shiny stars! ¹⁶ 

148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,

and you waters above the sky! ¹⁷ 

148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for he gave the command and they came into existence.

148:6 He established them so they would endure; ¹⁸ 

he issued a decree that will not be revoked. ¹⁹ 

148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth,

you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,

148:8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, ²⁰ 

O stormy wind that carries out his orders, ²¹ 

148:9 you mountains and all you hills,

you fruit trees and all you cedars,

148:10 you animals and all you cattle,

you creeping things and birds,

148:11 you kings of the earth and all you nations,

you princes and all you leaders ²²  on the earth,

148:12 you young men and young women,

you elderly, along with you children!

148:13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted;

his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Isaiah 43:20

43:20 The wild animals of the desert honor me,

the jackals and ostriches,

because I put water in the desert

and streams in the wilderness,

to quench the thirst of my chosen people,

Isaiah 44:23

44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; ²³ 

shout out, you subterranean regions ²⁴  of the earth.

O mountains, give a joyful shout;

you too, O forest and all your trees! ²⁵ 

For the Lord protects ²⁶  Jacob;

he reveals his splendor through Israel. ²⁷ 

Romans 1:19-20

1:19 because what can be known about God is plain to them, ²⁸  because God has made it plain to them. 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 ²⁹  are without excuse.

[19:1]  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.

[19:1]  ² sn God’s glory refers here to his royal majesty and power.

[19:1]  ³ tn Heb “and the work of his hands the sky declares.” The participles emphasize the ongoing testimony of the heavens/sky.

[96:13]  ⁴ tn The verbal forms in v. 13 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions, in which case they could be translated “will judge the world.”

[96:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the nations with his integrity.”

[98:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “he remembers his loyal love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel.”

[98:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “the deliverance of our God,” with “God” being a subjective genitive (= God delivers).

[98:9]  ⁸ tn The verbal forms in v. 9 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions (“will judge…”).

[103:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “all his works,” which includes mankind.

[103:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “places.”

[104:24]  ¹¹ tn Heb “How many [are] your works, O Lord.” In this case the Lord’s “works” are the creatures he has made, as the preceding and following contexts make clear.

[104:24]  ¹² tn Heb “all of them with wisdom you have made.”

[148:1]  ¹³ sn Psalm 148. The psalmist calls upon all creation to praise the Lord, for he is the creator and sovereign king of the world.

[148:2]  ¹⁴ tn Or “heavenly messengers.”

[148:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “all his host.”

[148:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “stars of light.”

[148:4]  ¹⁷ sn The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.

[148:6]  ¹⁸ tn Or “forever and ever.”

[148:6]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”

[148:8]  ²⁰ tn In Ps 119:83 the noun refers to “smoke,” but here, where the elements of nature are addressed, the clouds, which resemble smoke, are probably in view.

[148:8]  ²¹ tn Heb “[that] does his word.”

[148:11]  ²² tn Or “judges.”

[44:23]  ²³ tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”

[44:23]  ²⁴ tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.

[44:23]  ²⁵ tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”

[44:23]  ²⁶ tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

[44:23]  ²⁷ tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”

[1:19]  ²⁸ tn Grk “is manifest to/in them.”

[1:20]  ²⁹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.