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Psalm 19- Our Wonderful God
Psalm 19- Our Wonderful God
1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. 6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 12 Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Book 1: Psalms 1—41
Book 2: Psalms 42—72
Book 3: Psalms 73—89
Book 4: Psalms 90—106
Book 5: Psalms 107—150
Torah—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
More than a third of the Psalms were designed for song
150 Expository Sermon Outlines 73. Our Wonderful God (Psalm 19:1–14)
David wrote 73 of the 150 Psalms. He was a great poet and musician. As he watched the sheep, he would sing praise to God. This psalm is perhaps the result of his looking into the heavens and singing praises to God.
vv. 1–6 Creation’s Speech—praise for God
vv. 7–10 Torah’s Speech—instruction of humanity
vv. 11–14 Servant’s Speech—prayer to God, humble
response.
Its been recognized Psalm 19 is composed of 2 psalms
Section A deals with hymnic praise of Yahweh in nature.
Section B deals with the glory of the Lord.
Psalm 19 creates problems for those readers whose approach to interpretation requires that they fix a genre label on every Psalm in order to understand it.
The grand sweep of Psalm 19 is nothing short of stunning. It begins with the skies above (vv. 1–6), then moves to the Scriptures below (vv. 7–11), and finally to the prayerful meditation of our own souls (vv. 12–14).
We should look up and listen.
1-6 Creation’s Speech-Praise for God, God’s creation resounds with a speech that human beings can neither hear nor understand.
Earth moves very fast. It spins (rotates) at a speed of about 1,000 miles (1600 kilometers) per hour and orbits around the Sun at a speed of about 67,000 miles (107,000 kilometers) per hour. We do not feel any of this motion because these speeds are constant.
God’s glory is constant!
Don’t grow numb to the fact that this whole thing is in his hands.
1-6 Focuses on creation. It is playful, flexible and uses more generic name for God , EL, example- Yah, short for Yahweh
Together they all unify the Psalm
The dense occurrence of Speech firmly establishes speech as main poetic theme of the psalm.
The ordinances of the Lord are truth, they are righteous altogether.
Psalm 19 was sung out, celebrating his law, Torah, supreme Rev of himself. In singing this psalm- God’s people celebrate his law, Torah. 1-6 instruction.
V1-6 Creation speaks of it’s maker
Psalm 19 has been variously described both as a problem child of the psalter and as the greatest poem in the psalter and one of the greatest lyrics in the world.
CS Lewis- The Greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the greatest lyrics in the world.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
V1. the heavens & sky above - Recall Genesis 1
The blessings come from up above
Pollution
V1 Features of the sky bear witness to their maker, divine speech goes out to all humanity.
V1 Revelation of God through nature leaves man with no excuse Romans
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Many commentators have noted that 1-6 focus on creation but the focus is on the speech which creation lauds her creator.
1-4 are replete with references to speech, declare, pour forth, yabbia Hb = to gush forth but in OT it almost exclusively refers to act of speaking.
1-4 God’s creation resounds with a speech that human beings can neither hear nor understand. There is no speech nor are there words, neither is their voice heard, here the poet personifies creation, yet stresses that personified in poetry, creation remains a fundamentally different sort of creature than human beings. Creation is given a tongue
Creation reveals the knowledge of God’s supremacy.
So, I’ll say it again: look up and listen, for the sky and all it contains is one continuous chorus singing God’s glory (Ps. 19:1–2). It “pours forth” (v. 2) praise, not in mere hints or whispers but in deafening shouts of supremacy and splendor. The word “pours forth” means to bubble up and over like an irrepressible mountain spring. “One day ‘bubbles forth’ speech to the next day, and one night speaks to the next night. As a boiling pot bubbles over, so one day cannot contain its news to itself. In never-ending succession the message is relayed, as a baton is passed from one runner to the next. The message is the revelation of the glory of God”
V1-6 To all who will look and listen, during the day God is proclaimed in cloud and sky and rain and rainbows. When day is done, the night takes over with moon and meteors and galaxies galore. Together, day and night consistently proclaim one message: “God is elegant! God is exquisite!! God is enthralling!!!”
3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
V3 speech, its voice isn’t heard- all people receive it..although not all attend to it.
V3 The speech here is that mentioned in 2, it voice is not heard, ie all people receive it although don’t attend to it.
Ray Comfort - evangelist 69, from New Zealand, lives USA
V3. speech OMER (HB)= news, a matter of something
V4. Paul uses these words to show that all the world has received some kind of message.
18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for “Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.”
V4 Paul uses scriptures from OT. It is the Gospel thats to the ends of the earth. The psalm is quoted in Romans 10:18, and its thought may also underlie the argument of Romans 1:18ff., that God’s eternal power and deity are ‘clearly perceived in the things that have been made’. Its theology is as powerful as its poetry.
Only the Christian is moved to filial wonder and joy at the thought of their Maker.
4c–6. The sun, suddenly and emphatically introduced in 4c, now dominates the scene, exultant and magnificent, yet obedient. God has assigned it its place to occupy (4c) and its course to run; the whole sky its mere tent and track. Such are God’s servants and visible establishment (‘the outskirts of his ways’, Job 26:14).
Israels neighbors worshipped the Sun and Moon, but we worship the one who speaks these into creation.
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. 6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
V5,6 Revolve around the sun
V5 Bridegroom, 8x in OT and 2 in NT. Both in Matt. Fasting and with the 10 virgins.
V5 Like a bridegroom, an imagery of festive joy, the bridegroom would be adorned with fine clothing and joyful procession would accompany bride and bridegroom.
V5 Strongman Gibor (HB)- an athlete running with vigor. Strongman, and bridegroom together= radiance and power of the sun.
Usain Bolt a Jamaican sprinter Ran a 100 m sprint in 9 seconds, So Fast that his Shoes Caught on Fire.
Sun 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius).
its mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth.
Jesus is the bridegroom, we are his bride.
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7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
But even as this focus shifts, the poetic theme of the psalm—speech—continues. What we have now is the speech of the psalmist, who has been moved by the abstract speech of creation and the concrete word of God to utter a personal prayer to the Lord of heaven and earth. In addition to this thematic connection with the rest of the psalm, there are other connections
Perfect = Tamim (HB) Blameless.
V1-7-11 Mosaic Law addresses the soul
The relation between God’s instruction through creation and his law anticipate the role of Christ as mediator in creation and redemption.
V8 Pure, unmixed with evil, Enlightened eyes= to be alert and active. Emphasizes personal integrity.
7-10 Torah, instruction- torah Psalm, Hymn
Rigid and formal- 6X Ywwh construct chain 7-9
“From nature we know only the hands and feet of God,” said Calvin, “but from Scripture we may know his very heart”
The way the Mosaic law addresses the soul. 7-10
The combination and its meaning
V7-11 Describe some characteristics and effects of God’s rev to Moses
V7 Reviving the soul. ..that is giving refreshement
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
9 the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
A healthy fear
V9 are true- highlighting the trustworthiness of God’s law.
V10 , like wisdom, the law is more valuable than gold.
3 And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.
V10 God’s instructions are more desirable than the best riches and more pleasurable than the finest tastes.
V10- the imagery of the sun- Words-Gold, Honey.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 12 Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
11-14 the focus shifts to the servant who speaks the psalm and the genre becomes a prayer less stylized becoming more conversational .
11-14- Shifts to the servant- moves to a prayer to God
V11 , reward, the proper outcome in this case assurance and character growth.
V11 - the law serves as a warning against evil and brings reward for those who keep it.
11 affirms that in keeping God’s law there is much (rāḇ) reward and v. 12 affirms that God’s protection makes one innocent of much (rāḇ) transgression.
V12 -The Psalmist petitions God for forgiveness Aquit or leave unpunished.
V12 Hidden- shows the flow of the thought in the psalm; just as suns heat searches every place, so too the law searches all the hidden places of the soul.
11–14. Here is the spiritual counterpart of verse 6c: ‘there is nothing hid …’ The fact is not only stated but demonstrated by David’s quickened concern aroused by the blessings (10, 11b) as well as the warnings (11a) of Scripture. The two-edged sword has penetrated.
13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Pray in request for forgiveness even from hidden sins. Declare innocence.
V13 Presumptuous sins are commited in arrogant disregard of divine commands.
V14 Be acceptable = comes from the language of sacrifice as in Leviticus 22:20- offer the best to God, no blemish
Rock- Finally, the closing petition that the poet’s words (ʾimrê) be acceptable to God my rock recalls both the psalm’s primary theme of speech and the psalm’s secondary theme of nature/creation.
He is faithful to 1,000th generation.
The final word of the psalm, gōʾēl, translated here as redeemer, is language borrowed from the realm of kinship law. The gōʾēl refers to the next-of-kin who bears the responsibility to “buy back” or “redeem” a relative who had fallen into slavery (Lev. 25:48–49) or the responsibility to execute vengeance against someone who has murdered a kinsman (Num. 35:16–28). The poet closes this psalm by referring to God as a family member. Yet God is not just any family member. God is the family member who bears the responsibility to rescue the psalmist when the waters of life run too deep or to execute justice on the psalmist’s behalf when justice is beyond the psalmist’s grasp.
Psalm 19 is dominated by the metaphor of “speech.” It speaks of the unintelligible praise of creation, the tangible, life-giving instruction of God, and the humble prayer of the psalmist. One question that the psalm begs is whether there is a connection between these three types of speech Creation, Word, and us to speak and obey.
Psalms- David, in wilderness 10 yr.
The humble response- 11-14
Searches the Heart.
Let us look up
Let us enjoy God’s instruction
Let us allow God to search our hearts