Psalms 19

1 To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. The heavens, are telling the glory of GOD, And, the work of his hands, the expanse is declaring;

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies make his handiwork known!

2 Day, unto day, doth pour forth speech, and, night, unto night, doth breathe out knowledge.

Day after day speech pours out; night after night it reveals knowledge.

3 There is no speech, and there are no words, —Unheard is their voice!

There is no speech or spoken words; their voice is not heard.

4 [Yet] through all the earth, hath gone forth their voice, —and, to the end of the world, their sayings, —For the sun, hath he set up a tent therein;

Yet their words go out over all the earth, and their speech to the end of the world. He has pitched a tent for the sun among them.

5 And, he, is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, he rejoiceth as a hero to run a race:

The sun is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber and like a strong man who rejoices when he runs his race.

6 From one end of the heavens, is his going forth, and, his circuit, to the other end thereof—and, nothing, is hid from his glowing heat.

The sun rises from the one horizon and crosses the sky to the other; nothing escapes its heat.

7 The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple;

The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Yahweh is reliable, making the simple wise.

8 The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes;

The instructions of Yahweh are right, making the heart glad; the commandment of Yahweh is pure, bringing light to the eyes.

9 The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore, —The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether:

The fear of Yahweh is pure, enduring forever; the righteous decrees of Yahweh are true and altogether right!

10 More desirable, than gold, yea than much fine gold, Sweeter, also than honey, or than droppings from the comb.

They are of greater value than gold, even more than much fine gold; they are sweeter than honey and the dripping honey from the honeycomb.

11 Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward.

Yes, by them your servant is warned; in obeying them there is great reward.

12 Mistakes, who perceiveth? From things that are hidden, acquit me:

Who can discern all his own errors? Cleanse me from hidden faults.

13 Even from the presumptuous, keep back thy servant, May they not have dominion over me, Then, shall I be blameless, and shall be acquitted from great transgression:

Keep your servant also from arrogant sins; let them not rule over me. Then I will be perfect, and I will be innocent from many transgressions.

14 The words of my mouth, and the soft utterance of my heart, shall come with acceptance, before thee, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer!

May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock and my redeemer.