As far as our views, desires, and affections agree with what is here expressed, they come from the influences of the Holy Spirit, and no further. A Psalm of David. The Perfect Revelation of the Lord. They shall all stand. Is pure - From ברה barah, to clear, cleanse, purify. This testimony is sure, to be fully depended on: the ignorant and unlearned believing what God saith, become wise unto salvation. God's word warns the wicked not to go on in his wicked way, and warns the righteous not to turn from his good way. Psalm 19:1 1 To the Chief Musician. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. The statues of the Lord are right, just as they should be; and, because they are right, they rejoice the heart. The heavens declare the glory of God - Literally, The heavens number out the glory of the strong God. And, indeed, all have thus benefited, even where the words are not yet come. A Psalm of David.The #Is. What he has commanded, and what he has prohibited. Rejoicing the heart - As they show a man what he is to observe and keep in charge, and how he is to please God, and the Divine help he is to receive from the visitations of God, they contribute greatly to the happiness of the upright - they rejoice the heart. He makes his appearance above the horizon with splendor and majesty; every creature seems to rejoice at his approach; and during the whole of his course, through his whole circuit, his apparent revolution from east to west, and from one tropic to the same again, no part of the earth is deprived of its proper proportion of light and heat. He is like a general in his pavilion, surrounded by his troops, to whom he gives his orders, and by whom he is obeyed. All people may hear these preachers speak in their own tongue the wonderful works of God. Honey-comb - Honey is sweet; but honey just out of the comb has a sweetness, richness and flavour, far beyond what it has after it becomes exposed to the air. By them we discover our need of a Saviour; and then learn how to adorn his gospel. From presumptuous sins - Sins committed not through frailty or surprise, but those which are the offspring of thought, purpose, and deliberation. Day after day they po Day unto day uttereth speech - Each day is represented as teaching another relative to some new excellence discovered in these manifold works of God. No prayer can be acceptable before God which is not offered in the strength of our Redeemer or Divine Kinsman, through Him who took our nature upon him, that he might redeem us unto God, and restore the long-lost inheritance. David not only desired to be pardoned and cleansed from the sins he had discovered and confessed, but from those he had forgotten or overlooked. (Psalm 19:11-14) Prayer for the benefit of them. The instruction which the heavens spread abroad is as universal as their substance, which extends itself in lines, or rays. Perhaps the idea here is taken from a stretched cord, that emits a sound on being struck; and hence both ideas may be included in the same word; and קום kavvam may be either their line, or cord, or their sound. What God has ordered man to do, or not to do. Psalm 19:14 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (Heb. Psalm 19 New King James Version The Perfect Revelation of the Lord To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In them hath he … NKJV 1 To the Chief Musician. By most men gold is preferred both to God and his judgments; and they will barter every heavenly portion for gold and silver! The various types and appointments of the law, which refer to something beyond themselves, and point forward to the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. These testimonies point to the atonement, and thus the simple-hearted is made wise unto salvation. Most men have committed some particular sin which they ought to deplore as long as they breathe, and on account of the enormity of which they should for ever be humbled. Psalms 19, Coffman Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. It prevents departure from God, and keeps that clean which God has purified. They show what belongs to God, to man, and to ourselves. 3 There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Psalm 19 - To the Chief Musician. The appointments, or charge delivered by God to man for his regard and observance. It is a highly finished and beautiful ode. This is Their use. All discoveries of sin made to us by the law, should drive us to the throne of grace, there to pray. 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