Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 19:14
(14) Meditation.—Heb., higgaîon. (See Psalms 9:16; Psalms 92:3.) read more
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Charles John Ellicott
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 19:1-14
The Honey of God's Word Psalms 19:0 In the superbly sublime nineteenth Psalm David pronounces God's word to be sweeter than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb. In the same passage he declares that 'it is pure, enlightening the eyes'. Again the Psalmist says 'the entrance of Thy word giveth light'. It is not the careless reading or the listless hearing of the book, but its entrance into the soul which produces this inward illumination. The spiritual eyesight must be opened in order that... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14
Psalms 19:1-14Is this originally one psalm or bits of two, pieced together to suggest a comparison between the two sources of knowledge of God, which the authors did not dream of? The affirmative is strongly maintained, but, we may venture to say, not so strongly sustained. The two parts are said to differ in style, rhythm, and subject. Certainly they do, but the difference in style accounts for the difference in structure. It is not an unheard of phenomenon that cadence should change with... read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 19:14
19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the {o} meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.(o) That I may obey you in thought, word and deed. read more
James Gray
James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14
Psalms 18:0 A song of victory. It opens with ejaculatory expressions of triumph for deliverance. All nature is described as convulsed when the Almighty presses to the rescue. The next division is meditation on the principles involved, the whole closing with a further outburst of triumph and confidence. 2 Samuel 22:0 is a copy of this ode saying a few variations, and the student is referred to our treatment of it at that place. Psalms 19:0 God’s revelation in the world and in the Word. We have a... read more
Joseph Parker
The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 19:1-14
Psalms 19:0 [Note. This is universally regarded as one of the most profound and affecting of David's compositions. Bacon says, "The heavens declare the glory of God, but not his will." God's will can only be known by his law. A marked difference between the style of the two portions of the psalm has been pointed out. The former portion is more varied in cadence, whilst the latter is more precise and condensed, nevertheless a pervading harmony has been recognised by the severest critics. It has... read more
Robert Hawker
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 19:13-14
These are sweet prayers, and when offered in faith through Him, who is the Lord our Righteousness, then may we hope that he who is the Sun of Righteousness, and both the substance and the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth, will sweetly accompany, by his blessed Spirit, the song of praise and love in which we celebrate his glories, that we shall praise him here, and ere long unceasingly praise him, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, in the firmament of his glory... read more
Robert Hawker
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 19:14
REFLECTIONS READER, as oft as you and I look up and behold the heavenly bodies all ministering in their appointed order, and contemplate God's covenant love, existing and confirmed at this hour as much as when first God promised that seed-time and harvest, summer and winter, day and night should remain; oh! let the view bring home additional proofs of God's faithfulness. I would say to my heart, as Moses the man of God, said to Israel, Know thou, that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful... read more
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:11-14
11-14 God's word warns the wicked not to go on in his wicked way, and warns the righteous not to turn from his good way. There is a reward, not only after keeping, but in keeping God's commandments. Religion makes our comforts sweet, and our crosses easy, life truly valuable, and death itself truly desirable. David not only desired to be pardoned and cleansed from the sins he had discovered and confessed, but from those he had forgotten or overlooked. All discoveries of sin made to us by the... read more
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John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:1-14
This Ps. falls into two well-marked divisions. Psalms 19:1-6 describe the glory of God (El) as seen in the heavenly bodies, especially the sun, and are thus parallel to Psalms 8. Psalms 19:7-14 deal with the excellence of the revelation of God (Jehovah) in the Law—the subject which is expanded in Psalms 119. It is possible that two independent Pss. are here combined, as in Psalms 108, or that the second half was written as an addition to the first by another hand. The first part may quite well... read more