Psalm 19

Good News Translation

19 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 (A)yet their message^[b] 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.