Psalm 19

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 The heavens declare the | glor•y of | God ||

and the | firma•ment | 3 sheweth his | handi•work. ||

2 One day | 3 telleth an- | other ||

and one night | certi- | 3 fieth an- | other. ||

3 There is neither | speech nor | language ||

but their | voices • are | heard a- | mong them. ||

4 Their sound is gone | out • into | all lands ||

and their | words in•to the | ends • of the | world. ||

5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun: * which cometh forth as a | bridegroom • out of his | chamber, ||

and rejoiceth as a | 3 giant to | run his | course. ||

6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, * and runneth about unto the | end of • it a- | gain ||

and there is | nothing | hid • from the | heat there•of. ||

7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, con- | 3 verting the | soul ||

the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth | wisdom | 3 unto the | simple. ||

8 The statutes of the Lord are right, and re- | joice the | heart ||

the commandment of the Lord is pure, and | giveth | light un•to the | eyes. ||

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and en- | 3 dureth for | ever ||

the judgements of the Lord are true, and | righteous | alto- | gether. ||

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than | much fine | gold ||

sweeter | 3 also than | honey, • and the | honey•comb. ||

11 Moreover, by them is thy | servant | taught ||

and in keeping of them | there is | great re- | ward. ||

12 Who can tell how | oft • he of- | fendeth? ||

O cleanse thou 3 me | from my | secret | faults. ||

13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, * lest they | 3 get the do- | minion • over me ||

so shall I be undefiled, and | innocent • from the | great of- | fence. ||

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the medi- | tation • of my | heart ||

be alway acceptable in thy sight, * 15 O | Lord, my | strength, and • my re- | deemer. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||