KJV King James Version
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
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Psalm 19:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
WEB World English Bible
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
ASV American Standard Version
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
To the Overseer.—A Psalm of David. The heavens are recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse is declaring.
Surrounding context — Psalm 19
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard.
4 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,
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Psalm 8:3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;Romans 1:19-20Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.Psalm 50:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God [is] judge himself. Selah.Psalm 148:3-4Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.Psalm 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.Genesis 1:14-15And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:Psalm 150:1-2Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.Daniel 12:3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.Jeremiah 10:11-12Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, [even] they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.Psalm 115:16The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.Isaiah 40:22-26[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:Genesis 1:6-8And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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