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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַA psalmמִזְמוֹרof David.לְדָוִדThe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםrecountמְסַפְּרִיםthe gloryכְּבוֹדof El,אֵלand the vaultוּ הָרָקִיעַproclaimsמַגִּידthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof his hands.יָדָיו
Psalms 19:1
Study it in the app“For the director. A psalm of David. The heavens recount the glory of El, and the vault proclaims the work of his hands.”
David: the heavens declare God's glory without using wordsCreationThe heavens tell God's glory without words, day after dayPraise and worship
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 19:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- The heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- recountמְסַפְּרִיםmesaprim
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “mesaprim” appears- the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appears- of Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- and the vaultרָקִיעַrakia
vault
Something spread out and firm, like a sheet of metal beaten with a hammer. It is the "vault" of the heavens: what is seen above, like a roof spread over the earth, which God set to separate the waters below from the waters above; God called it "heavens".
Where else “rakia” appears- proclaimsמַגִּידmagid
declare
To announce what God does or will do.
Where else “magid” appears- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- of his handsיָדָיyaday
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appears
Translation note
The first two sentences are the title. “The vault”: the sky seen as a great dome over the earth (Genesis 1:6-8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Day to day pours out the saying, and night to night declares knowledge.