Psalm 19, side by side

¹The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

¹The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

²Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge.

²Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

³There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

³There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

⁴Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

⁴Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

⁵which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.

⁵Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

⁶His going out is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends. There is nothing hidden from its heat.

⁶His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

⁷The LORD’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.

⁷The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

⁸The LORD’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

⁸The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

⁹The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The LORD’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

⁹The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

¹⁰They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

¹¹Moreover your servant is warned by them. In keeping them there is great reward.

¹¹Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

¹²Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.

¹²Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

¹³Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.

¹³Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

¹⁴Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, the LORD, my rock, and my redeemer.

¹⁴Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.