19  For the musical director: a song by David.

1 The skies declare God’s talent and splendour,

≈ and outer space shows off his handiwork.

2 Speech pours out day after day.

≈ Night after night it reveals knowledge.

3 There’s no speech or words spoken.

≈ No voice can be heard

4 yet their words go out over all the earth,

≈ and their speech to the end of the world.[ref]

He’s placed the sun in its home in the sky.

5 The sun is like a bridegroom coming out of his room.

≈ It’s like a strong man who’s glad when he can run along his path.

6 The sun rises from side of our view

≈ and crosses the sky to the other.

Nothing escapes its heat.

7 Yahweh’s instructions are perfect, restoring our motivation.

Yahweh’s testimony is reliable, making simple people wise.

8 Yahweh’s instructions are right, bringing inner fulfillment.

≈ Yahweh’s commands are pure, bringing light to the eyes.

9 Respect for Yahweh is pure, enduring forever.

≈ Yahweh’s rules are correct and always right.

10 They’re more valuable than gold, even fine gold.

≈ They’re sweeter than honey, even the honey that drips from the honeycomb.

11 Yes, your servant is warned by Yahweh’s rules.

≈ A worthwhile reward comes from obeying them.

12 Who can discern all their own errors?

≈ Cleanse me from hidden faults.

13 Also, keep your servant from willful sins—

≈ don’t let them not rule over me.

Then I’ll be perfect,

≈ and I will be innocent of terrible disobedience.

14 Let the words from my mouth

≈ and even my inner thoughts

be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh—

the secure place that I can run to,

≈ and the one who paid for my release from slavery.