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Psalms 19 (GN)

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¹ How clearly the sky reveals God's glory! How plainly it shows what he has done! ² Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next. ³ No speech or words are used, no sound is heard; ⁴ yet their message goes out to all the world and is heard to the ends of the earth. God made a home in the sky for the sun; ⁵ it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race. ⁶ It starts at one end of the sky and goes across to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat. ⁷ The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. ⁸ The laws of the LORD are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the LORD are just and give understanding to the mind. ⁹ Reverence for the LORD is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the LORD are just; they are always fair. ¹⁰ They are more desirable than the finest gold; they are sweeter than the purest honey. ¹¹ They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them. ¹² None of us can see our own errors; deliver me, LORD, from hidden faults! ¹³ Keep me safe, also, from willful sins; don't let them rule over me. Then I shall be perfect and free from the evil of sin. ¹⁴ May my words and my thoughts be acceptable to you, O LORD, my refuge and my redeemer!