CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 19 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/19-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 19</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/18.htm" title="Psalm 18">◄</a> Psalm 19 <a href="../psalms/20.htm" title="Psalm 20">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David for the music leader.)</h3><h3 class="s1">The Wonders of God and the Goodness of His Law</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.1" class="v19_19_1">1</span>The heavens keep telling</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_1">the wonders of God,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_1">and the skies declare</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_1">what he has done.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.2" class="v19_19_2">2</span>Each day informs</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_2">the following day;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_2">each night announces</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_2">to the next.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.3" class="v19_19_3">3</span>They don't speak a word,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_3">and there is never</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_3">the sound of a voice.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.4" class="v19_19_4">4</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.19.4!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Yet their message reaches</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_4">all the earth,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_4">and it travels</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_4">around the world.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_4">In the heavens a tent</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_4">is set up for the sun.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.5" class="v19_19_5">5</span>It rises like a bridegroom</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_5">and gets ready like a hero</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_5">eager to run a race.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.6" class="v19_19_6">6</span>It travels all the way</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_6">across the sky.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_6">Nothing hides from its heat.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.7" class="v19_19_7">7</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.19.7!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The Law of the <span class="nd">Lord</span> is perfect;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_7">it gives us new life.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_7">His teachings last forever,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_7">and they give wisdom</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_7">to ordinary people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.8" class="v19_19_8">8</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s instruction is right;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_8">it makes our hearts glad.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_8">His commands shine brightly,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_8">and they give us light.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.9" class="v19_19_9">9</span>Worshiping the <span class="nd">Lord</span> is sacred;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_9">he will always be worshiped.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_9">All his decisions</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_9">are correct and fair.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.10" class="v19_19_10">10</span>They are worth more</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_10">than the finest gold</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_10">and are sweeter than honey</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_10">from a honeycomb.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.11" class="v19_19_11">11</span>By your teachings, Lord,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_11">I am warned;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_11">by obeying them,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_11">I am greatly rewarded.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.12" class="v19_19_12">12</span>None of us know our faults.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_12">Forgive me when I sin</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_12">without knowing it.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.13" class="v19_19_13">13</span>Don't let me do wrong</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_13">on purpose, Lord,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_13">or let sin have control</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_13">over my life.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_13">Then I will be innocent,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_13">and not guilty</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_13">of some terrible fault.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.19.14" class="v19_19_14">14</span>Let my words and my thoughts</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_14">be pleasing to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_19_14">because you are my mighty rock<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.19.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_19_14">and my protector.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">19.14 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 18.2.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Bible text from the Contemporary English Version 2nd Edition (CEV®) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (<a href="http://www.americanbible.org">www.americanbible.org</a>). Learn more at <a href="http://www.cev.bible">www.cev.bible</a>. Discover .BIBLE resources for your ministry at <a href="http://www.get.bible/cev">www.get.bible/cev</a></span></p><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 20" /></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="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/psalms/19-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>