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- To the Overseer.
— A Psalm of David.
The heavens [are] recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse [is] declaring.
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- Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge.
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- There is no speech, and there are no words.
Their voice hath not been heard.
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- Into all the earth hath their line gone forth, And to the end of the world their sayings, For the sun He placed a tent in them,
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- And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.
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- From the end of the heavens [is] his going out, And his revolution [is] unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.
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- The law of Jehovah [is] perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah [are] stedfast, Making wise the simple,
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- The precepts of Jehovah [are] upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah [is] pure, enlightening the eyes,
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- The fear of Jehovah [is] clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah [are] true, They have been righteous — together.
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- They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold;
and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.
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- Also — Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them [is] a great reward.'
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- Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,
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- Also — from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me, Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression,
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- Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!
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