19 For the musical director: a song by David.

19 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.

He’s placed the sun in its home in the sky.[ref]

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.