Psalm 19

Structure

Vs 1-6 Sky Talk

Vs7-11 God Talk

Vs 12-14 My Talk

The Skit Guys

Noise:  by Eric Samuel Timm  1:48sec

In the noise around us where do you find space to dwell on God? 

Have you ever thought about the language God speaks to us in?  Psalm 19 tells us

1  The heavens declare the glory of God; 

the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 

God communicates and he doesn’t need to say a word.  The sky opens up speaking.  All they can say is God is glorious.  Look through this Psalm, it is about talking.  The sky, God and me all speaking, all having something to say, as we read in verses 1-6, David uses the sky and the sun to reveal God’s presence.

The heavens declare the glory of God

2  Day after day they pour forth speech; 

night after night they display knowledge. 

3  There is no speech or language 

where their voice is not heard.

4  Their voice goes out into all the earth,  their words to the ends of the world. 

No one misses out.  Everyone, everything gets it. From the second part of verse 4 – 6

In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, 

5  which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, 

like a champion rejoicing to run his course. 

6  It rises at one end of the heavens 

and makes its circuit to the other; 

nothing is hidden from its heat. 

The sun is likened to a bridegroom, then as a mighty warrior running a race.  The bridegroom leaves his tent dressed in his best clothes, full of the enjoyment of life so the sun also runs its course, like a warrior running to join the battle line oblivious to his own safety, that’s David’s point.  Under the gaze of the sun nothing is hidden.  God is watching, and under his gaze nothing gets missed.