Psalms 19:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

Transliteration

To-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ mizmôr to-dāwid

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: prefixed with lamed (to/for) - noun, masculine, singular, construct - choirmaster/director
• *mizmôr*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - psalm/song
• *dāwid*: prefixed with lamed (to/for) - proper noun, masculine - David

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: choirmaster/conductor/director of music/chief musician
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melodious song/musical composition
• *dāwid*: David (proper name)

Referenced Verses

• Rom 1:19-20 : 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
• Ps 50:6 : 6 And the heavens shall declare{H8686)} his righteousness: for God is judge{H8802)} himself. Selah.
• Gen 1:14-15 : 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
• Ps 8:3 : 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
• Ps 148:3-4 : 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
• Ps 150:1-2 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
• Dan 12:3 : 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
• Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
• Ps 115:16 : 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
• Gen 1:6-8 : 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
• Isa 40:22-26 : 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
• Jer 10:11-12 : 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.