1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Psalm van Dawid.
2 Die hemele vertel die eer van God, en die uitspansel verkondig die werk van sy hande.
3 Die een dag stort vir die ander 'n boodskap uit, en die een nag kondig vir die ander kennis aan:
4 daar is geen spraak en daar is geen woorde nie -- onhoorbaar is hulle stem.
5 Hulle meetsnoer gaan uit oor die hele aarde, en hulle woorde tot by die einde van die wêreld. Vir die son het Hy daarin 'n tent gemaak;
6 en die is soos 'n bruidegom wat uitgaan uit sy slaapkamer; hy is bly soos 'n held om die pad te loop.
7 Sy uitgang is van die einde van die hemel af, en sy omloop tot by die eindes daarvan, en niks is verborge vir sy hitte nie.
8 Die wet van die HERE is volmaak: dit verkwik die siel; die getuienis van die HERE is gewis: dit gee wysheid aan die eenvoudige.
9 Die bevele van die HERE is reg: hulle verbly die hart; die gebod van die HERE is suiwer: dit verlig die oë.
10 Die vrees van die HERE is rein: dit bestaan tot in ewigheid; die verordeninge van die HERE is waarheid -- tesame is hulle regverdig.
11 Hulle is begeerliker as goud, ja, as baie fyn goud; en soeter as heuning en heuningstroop.
12 Ook word u kneg daardeur gewaarsku; in die onderhouding daarvan is groot loon.
13 Die afdwalinge -- wie bemerk hulle? Spreek my vry van die wat verborge is.
14 Hou u kneg ook terug van moedswillige sondes; laat dit nie oor my heers nie. Dan sal ek onbestraflik wees en vry van groot oortreding. [ (Psalms 19:15) Laat die woorde van my mond en die oordenking van my hart welbehaaglik wees voor u aangesig, o HERE, my rots en my verlosser! ]
1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
2 \19:1\The heavens are sounding the glory of God; the arch of the sky makes clear the work of his hands.
3 \19:2\Day after day it sends out its word, and night after night it gives knowledge.
4 \19:3\There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.
5 \19:4\Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them has he put a tent for the sun,
6 \19:5\Who is like a newly married man coming from his bride-tent, and is glad like a strong runner starting on his way.
7 \19:6\His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.
8 \19:7\The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.
9 \19:8\The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.
10 \19:9\The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.
11 \19:10\More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
12 \19:11\By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.
13 \19:12\Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.
14 \19:13\Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.
15 \19:14\Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation.