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It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which <i>is</i> as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, <i>and</i> rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Which <i>is</i> like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, <i>And</i> rejoices like a strong man to run its race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Which is like a groom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices like a strong person to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is like a bridegroom coming from his home; it rejoices like an athlete running a course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber; it rejoices like an athlete running a course. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It rises like a bridegroom and gets ready like a hero eager to run a race. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />which comes out of its chamber like a bridegroom. Like a champion, it is eager to run its course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, or like a champion who rejoices at the beginning of a race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he, as a bridegroom, goes out from his covering, "" He rejoices as a mighty one "" To run the path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he as a bridegroom coming forth from his nuptial couch, will rejoice as a strong one to run a way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 18:6>He has placed his tabernacle in the sun, and he is like a bridegroom coming out of his bedroom. He has exulted like a giant running along the way;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />it comes forth like a bridegroom from his canopy, and like a hero joyfully runs its course. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy, and like a strong man runs its course with joy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he is like a bridegroom who goes forth from the place of the bridal bed; he will leap for joy like a mighty man to run his course.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the sun he has set his tabernacle; and he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: he will exult as a giant to run his course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/19-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1887" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/19.htm">The Heavens Declare the Glory of God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2860.htm" title="2860: kə·ḥā·ṯān (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A relative by marriage, a circumcised child. From chathan; a relative by marriage; figuratively, a circumcised child.">Like a bridegroom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·ṣê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">emerging</a> <a href="/hebrew/2646.htm" title="2646: mê·ḥup·pā·ṯōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A canopy, chamber. From chaphah; a canopy.">from his chamber,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: kə·ḡib·bō·wr (Prep-k:: Adj-ms) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">like a champion</a> <a href="/hebrew/7797.htm" title="7797: yā·śîś (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To exult, rejoice. Or siys; a primitive root; to be bright, i.e. Cheerful.">rejoicing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: lā·rūṣ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">to run</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ō·raḥ (N-cs) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">his course,</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a></span><br />“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a></span><br />For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-24.htm">1 Corinthians 9:24-25</a></span><br />Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. / Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Hebrews 12:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. / Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:5</a></span><br />The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-26.htm">1 Corinthians 9:26-27</a></span><br />Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. / No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-13.htm">Philippians 3:13-14</a></span><br />Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-7.htm">2 Timothy 4:7-8</a></span><br />I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. / From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/2-8.htm">Song of Solomon 2:8-9</a></span><br />Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. / My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-16.htm">Romans 9:16</a></span><br />So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-4</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. / But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.</p><p class="hdg">bridegroom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></b></br> I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh <i>himself</i> with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth <i>herself</i> with her jewels.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a></b></br> For <i>as</i> a young man marrieth a virgin, <i>so</i> shall thy sons marry thee: and <i>as</i> the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, <i>so</i> shall thy God rejoice over thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></b></br> He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.</p><p class="hdg">rejoiceth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:5</a></b></br> The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/9-24.htm">1 Corinthians 9:24-26</a></b></br> Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/3-13.htm">Philippians 3:13,14</a></b></br> Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but <i>this</i> one thing <i>I do</i>, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/4-26.htm">Bridegroom</a> <a href="/job/37-9.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-20.htm">Champion</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Course</a> <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Married</a> <a href="/psalms/18-17.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">Newly</a> <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Pavilion</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Race</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Rejoices</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Rejoiceth</a> <a href="/job/39-21.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/psalms/18-29.htm">Run</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Runner</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/ezra/7-9.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Bridegroom</a> <a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">Champion</a> <a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Course</a> <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/psalms/19-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-28.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm">Married</a> <a href="/psalms/20-6.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/songs/4-2.htm">Newly</a> <a href="/psalms/27-11.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Pavilion</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm">Race</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Rejoices</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Rejoiceth</a> <a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Run</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-11.htm">Runner</a> <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/25-5.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">The creatures show God's glory</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">The excellence of the divine law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">David prays for grace</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of a bridegroom on his wedding day, a time of joy and celebration. In ancient Near Eastern culture, weddings were significant social events, and the bridegroom was a central figure, symbolizing joy and new beginnings. The imagery of a bridegroom is often used in Scripture to depict God's relationship with His people, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a> and <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a>. This metaphor also points to Christ, who is described as the bridegroom in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a>, <a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a>), symbolizing His covenant relationship with the Church.<p><b>like a champion rejoicing to run his course</b><br>The image of a champion or strong man running a race conveys strength, determination, and purpose. In the ancient world, athletic competitions were common, and victors were celebrated for their prowess and dedication. This metaphor highlights the sun's consistent and powerful journey across the sky, reflecting God's order and faithfulness in creation. The Apostle Paul uses similar athletic imagery to describe the Christian life in <a href="/1_corinthians/9-24.htm">1 Corinthians 9:24-27</a> and <a href="/hebrews/12.htm">Hebrews 12:1-2</a>, emphasizing perseverance and focus. The sun's course can also be seen as a type of Christ, who fulfills His mission with joy and strength, as described in <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bridegroom.htm">Bridegroom</a></b><br>In ancient Hebrew culture, the bridegroom was a central figure in wedding celebrations, symbolizing joy, anticipation, and new beginnings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/champion.htm">Champion</a></b><br>A champion in biblical times was often a warrior or athlete who displayed strength, courage, and determination, embodying the spirit of victory and perseverance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/chamber.htm">Chamber</a></b><br>The chamber refers to a private room, often associated with preparation and intimacy, from which the bridegroom emerges with joy and readiness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/course.htm">Course</a></b><br>This term signifies a path or race, symbolizing life's journey or mission, which the champion undertakes with enthusiasm and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/j/joyful_anticipation.htm">Joyful Anticipation</a></b><br>Just as a bridegroom emerges with joy, believers are called to live with a sense of joyful anticipation for what God has in store.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_and_readiness.htm">Preparedness and Readiness</a></b><br>The bridegroom's emergence from the chamber signifies the importance of being prepared and ready for the tasks and callings God places before us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_and_determination.htm">Strength and Determination</a></b><br>Like a champion running his course, Christians are encouraged to pursue their spiritual journey with strength, determination, and a focus on the ultimate prize.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_christ's_love.htm">Symbol of Christ's Love</a></b><br>The bridegroom imagery serves as a reminder of Christ's love and commitment to His Church, encouraging believers to reflect that love in their relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purposeful_living.htm">Purposeful Living</a></b><br>The course represents the path God has set for each believer, urging us to live purposefully and intentionally, aligning our lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_geocentrism.htm">Is geocentrism supported by biblical scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_prayer_closet.htm">What defines a prayer closet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_an_omnipotent_god_allow_contradictions.htm">How can an omnipotent God allow contradictions in His holy book?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'tent_for_the_sun'_fit_astronomy.htm">In Psalm 19:4-6, how does the notion of a 'tent for the sun' align with current astronomical understanding of Earth's motion around the sun?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Which is.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and he is. </span>The suddenness of the Oriental sunrise is finely caught in the image of the uplifted tent-curtain and appearance of the radiant hero ("strong man;" Heb., <span class= "ital">gibbor. </span>Comp. <a href="/judges/5-31.htm" title="So let all your enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.">Judges 5:31</a>). This want of twilight, this absence of silent preparation for the supreme moment, distinguishes Eastern songs of sunrise from the poetry of the West. There are no musterings of "mute companies of changeful clouds," no "avant couriers of the light," no "grey lines fretting the clouds as messengers of day." Unheralded, unannounced, the sun leaps forth in all his splendour--a young bridegroom with the joy of the wedding-day still on his countenance, a hero leaping forth on his path of conquest and glory. How different the suggested feeling of this from the wistful tenderness of Milton's dawn coming forth "with pilgrim steps in amice grey;" or Shakespeare's "morn in russet clad," that "walks o'er the dew" of the high eastern hill.<p><span class= "bld">Chamber.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">chuphah, </span>a marriage chamber or bed (<a href="/joel/2-16.htm" title="Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.">Joel 2:16</a>). In later Hebrew the canopy carried over the wedded pair, or even the marriage itself.<p><span class= "bld">Rejoiceth.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">leaps for joy.</span><p><span class= "bld">A</span> <span class= "bld">race.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">his race, i.e., </span>his daily course or journey.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber</span>; literally, <span class="accented">and he is as a bridegroom.</span> The bridegroom went forth to meet the bride in glorious apparel, and "preceded by a blaze of torch-light" (Kay). The sun's "chamber" is where he passes the night - below the earth; from this he bursts forth at morning in his full glory, scattering the darkness, and lighting up his splendid "tabernacle<span class="cmt_word">." And rejoiceth as a strong man-to run a race</span> (comp. <a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Judges 5:31</a>, "As the sun when he goeth forth <span class="accented">in his might"</span>). The Prayer-book Version, if less literal, better conveys the spirit of the original. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/19-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">like a bridegroom</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֭חָתָן</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḥā·ṯān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2860.htm">Strong's 2860: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative by marriage, a circumcised child</span><br /><br /><span class="word">emerging</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹצֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from his chamber,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥup·pā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2646.htm">Strong's 2646: </a> </span><span class="str2">A canopy, chamber</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a champion</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḡib·bō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rejoicing</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׂ֥ישׂ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·śîś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7797.htm">Strong's 7797: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bright, cheerful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to run</span><br /><span class="heb">לָר֥וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his course.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽרַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/19-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 19:5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/19-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 19:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 19:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/19-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 19:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 19:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>