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Psalms 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

KJV

In finem. Psalmus David.

Vulgate

Εἰς τὸ τέλος· ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυείδ.

LXX

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

ASV

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְ/דָוִֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

3 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
מְנַצֵּ֥חַ
mntsch
verb · 65×
מִזְמ֥וֹר
mzmvr
noun · 57×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The heavens, revolving under His government, are subject to Him in peace. Day and night run the course appointed by Him, in no wise hindering each other. The sun and moon, with the companies of the stars, roll on in harmony according to His command, within their prescribed limits, and without any deviation.
The heavens declare the glory of God. David first shows that God reveals himself in the works of creation — a general revelation available to all peoples. But the heavens, though they speak eloquently, are not sufficient for salvation. Therefore David turns to the law of the Lord, which is perfect, converting the soul. The two books of revelation — nature and Scripture — comple…
We know God by two means: First, by the creation, preservation, and government of the universe, since that universe is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make us ponder the invisible things of God: God's eternal power and divinity, as the apostle Paul says in Romans 1:20. All these things are enough to convict humans…
The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience. The light of nature and the works of creation and providence so clearly demonstrate the goodness, wisdom, and power of God that people are without excuse; yet they are not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and His will which is necessary for salvation. T…
Philo argues that Moses surpasses all other lawgivers because he begins not with laws but with the creation of the world, showing that the cosmos itself is in harmony with the Law and the Law with the cosmos. The man who obeys the Law is thereby a citizen of the world, directing his actions according to the will of Nature, by which the entire universe is governed.

Cross-references

  • Acts 14:17 — Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
  • Acts 17:27 — That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
  • Dan 12:3 — And 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.
  • Gen 1:6 — And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
  • Gen 1:6 — And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
  • Gen 1:14 — And 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:
  • Gen 1:14 — And 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:
  • Gen 1:31 — And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
  • Heb 1:10 — And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
  • Isa 40:22 — 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:
  • Isa 40:26 — Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power;
  • Jas 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
  • Jer 10:11 — Thus 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.
  • Job 28:27 — Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
  • Ps 8:3 — When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
  • Ps 8:3 — When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
  • Ps 28:5 — Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
  • Ps 33:6 — By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 50:6 — And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
  • Ps 74:16 — The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
  • Ps 89:5 — And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
  • Ps 96:6 — Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
  • Ps 97:6 — The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
  • Ps 111:3 — His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
  • Ps 115:16 — The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
  • Ps 145:10 — All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
  • Ps 148:3 — Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
  • Ps 148:3 — Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
  • Ps 150:1 — Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
  • Rom 1:19 — Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
  • Rom 1:19 — Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
  • Rom 1:20 — For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: