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Psalm 19

God’s Glory in Creation and the Law

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

The heavens are telling the glory of God,
    and the firmament[a] proclaims his handiwork.(A)

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  1. 19.1 Or dome

Psalm 19[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The heavens(A) declare(B) the glory of God;(C)
    the skies(D) proclaim the work of his hands.(E)

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  1. Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.

19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 Ever since the creation of the world God’s eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been seen and understood through the things God has made. So they are without excuse,(A)

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19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.(A) 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,(B) so that people are without excuse.(C)

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When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
    the moon and the stars that you have established;(A)

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When I consider your heavens,(A)
    the work of your fingers,(B)
the moon and the stars,(C)
    which you have set in place,

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The heavens declare his righteousness,
    for God himself is judge. Selah(A)

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And the heavens proclaim(A) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.[a][b](B)

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  1. Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
  2. Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made
    and all their host by the breath of his mouth.(A)

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,(A) 15 and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.

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14 And God said, “Let there be lights(A) in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night,(B) and let them serve as signs(C) to mark sacred times,(D) and days and years,(E) 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.(F)

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Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens
    and you waters above the heavens!(A)

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Praise him, sun(A) and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens(B)
    and you waters above the skies.(C)

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11 Thus shall you say to them: The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.[a](A)

12 It is he who made the earth by his power,
    who established the world by his wisdom
    and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.(B)

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  1. 10.11 This verse is in Aramaic

11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(A) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]

12 But God made(B) the earth(C) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(D)
    and stretched out the heavens(E) by his understanding.

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  1. Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.

Psalm 150

Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty firmament![a](A)
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his surpassing greatness!(B)

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  1. 150.1 Or dome

Psalm 150

Praise the Lord.[a](A)

Praise God in his sanctuary;(B)
    praise him in his mighty heavens.(C)
Praise him for his acts of power;(D)
    praise him for his surpassing greatness.(E)

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  1. Psalm 150:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 6

Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky,[a] and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.(A)

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  1. 12.3 Or dome

Those who are wise[a](A) will shine(B) like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness,(C) like the stars for ever and ever.(D)

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  1. Daniel 12:3 Or who impart wisdom

22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
    and spreads them like a tent to live in,(A)
23 who brings princes to naught
    and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.(B)

24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
    scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
    and the tempest carries them off like stubble.(C)

25 To whom, then, will you compare me,
    or who is my equal? says the Holy One.(D)
26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
    Who created these?
He who brings out their host and numbers them,
    calling them all by name;
because he is great in strength,
    mighty in power,
    not one is missing.(E)

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22 He sits enthroned(A) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.(B)
He stretches out the heavens(C) like a canopy,(D)
    and spreads them out like a tent(E) to live in.(F)
23 He brings princes(G) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(H)
24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root(I) in the ground,
than he blows(J) on them and they wither,(K)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(L)

25 “To whom will you compare me?(M)
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.(N)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(O)
    Who created(P) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(Q) one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(R)
    not one of them is missing.(S)

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16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
    but the earth he has given to human beings.(A)

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16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(A)
    but the earth he has given(B) to mankind.

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And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”(A) So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so.(B) God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

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And God said,(A) “Let there be a vault(B) between the waters(C) to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.(D) And it was so.(E) God called(F) the vault “sky.”(G) And there was evening, and there was morning(H)—the second day.

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