Psalm 19—The Self Revelation of
God.
Music/Song
• Enriches our spirit
• Lifts our hopes
• Expresses our love in a more explicit and
resplendent way.
• Expresses our sorrows in a memorable way.
• Psalm: “Any sacred song that is or
may be sung in religious worship; a
hymn, especially in biblical use.”
(Oxford English Dictionary)
• All psalms are songs, but not all
songs are psalms. (Dee Bowman,
Studies in the Psalms: Essays in
Honor of D. Philip Roberts)
Psalm 19
• God has revealed Himself through the
material world. (vv.1-6)
• God has revealed Himself through His
expressed will. (vv.7-9)
• David’s reaction to God’s revelation. (vv.1014)
God Has Revealed Himself Through
Natural Revelation
• The expense declares the work of God. (v.1)
• Day and night tirelessly declare in a language
other than words the glory of their Maker.
(vv.2-3)
• Their voice (ESV) goes throughout all the
earth. (v.4)
• God has given the sun its dwelling place (4),
and it runs its course day by day. (5-6)
• Doy Moyer: “One would be thought a fool if he contended
that a computer came into being through blind chance—for
instance, putting all the right parts into a box and shaking
them up so that they form a computer (even then, who does
the shaking?). If we found a copy of the United States
Constitution, would it be reasonable to think that a monkey
just happened to sit down and type it out, or that some
unknown chance put all the letter in the right positions? The
only possible explanation for it would be intelligence. How
foolish it would be to argue that a car, with all of its
complexities, originated through some chance happening.
How much more incredible would it be to believe that this
vast universe, with all of its unique complexity, came about by
chance? How incredible would it be to believe that the
human body, which dwarfs a computer by comparison, came
about by mere chance? Some complex is this universe that it
would be virtually impossible for it to have come about by
chance.” (Standing on Solid Ground, page 22)
God Has Spoken Through Specific
Revelation
• Six Titles for God’s Word:
– Psalm 19:7-9--aThe law of the LORD is 1bperfect,
crestoring the soul;
– The testimony of the LORD is dsure, making ewise the
simple.
– 8 The precepts of the LORD are aright, brejoicing the
heart;
– The commandment of the LORD is cpure,
denlightening the eyes.
– 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
– The judgments of the LORD are atrue; they are
brighteous altogether.
Six Descriptions of God’s Word
• Psalm 19:7-9--aThe law of the LORD is 1bperfect,
crestoring the soul;
• The testimony of the LORD is dsure, making ewise the
simple.
• 8 The precepts of the LORD are aright, brejoicing the
heart;
• The commandment of the LORD is cpure, denlightening
the eyes.
• 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
• The judgments of the LORD are atrue; they are
brighteous altogether.
Six Results of God’s Word
• Psalm 19:7-9--aThe law of the LORD is 1bperfect,
crestoring the soul;
• The testimony of the LORD is dsure, making ewise the
simple.
• 8 The precepts of the LORD are aright, brejoicing the
heart;
• The commandment of the LORD is cpure, denlightening
the eyes.
• 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
• The judgments of the LORD are atrue; they are
brighteous altogether.
• Dee Bowman: “It is as if, having taken a prism,
he lets the light of God’s word pass through it
so that all the various hues and colors of His
revelation are brilliantly displayed, splashing
beautifully across the varied needs of
mankind. His descriptions are not only apt,
but beautiful indeed.” (Studies in the Psalms
Essays in the Honor D. Philip Roberts, page
321)
David’s Reaction to God’s Revelation
• Psalm 19:10-- They are more desirable than agold, yes, than
much fine gold; bSweeter also than honey and the drippings
of the honeycomb.
• Dee Bowman “The word of God has an immeasurable
significance for mankind. Only by and through it is he able to
reach out and embrace eternity. The word of God is the
basis for his faith, the shining ray of his hope, the totality of
God’s love in his life. It alone identified who God is and how
He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek after Him.
Only the word of God defines the means and measures
necessary to seek after and please Him. No wonder He
speaks of its value in such resplendent terms. Gold may buy
the finest of earth’s treasures, but the only word of God will
buy treasure in heaven.”
God’s Word Does Three Things
• God’s word includes deterrents to sin.
• God’s word examines and identifies weakness
and recommends actions for both prevention
and correction.
• God’s word identifies what is acceptable
worship to God.