[1] How clearly the sky reveals God's glory! How plainly it shows what he has done! [2] Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next. [3] No speech or words are used, no sound is heard; [4] yet their message goes out to all the world and is heard to the ends of the earth. God made a home in the sky for the sun; [5] it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race. [6] It starts at one end of the sky and goes across to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat. [7] The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. [8] The laws of the LORD are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the LORD are just and give understanding to the mind. [9] Reverence for the LORD is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the LORD are just; they are always fair. [10] They are more desirable than the finest gold; they are sweeter than the purest honey. [11] They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them. [12] None of us can see our own errors; deliver me, LORD, from hidden faults! [13] Keep me safe, also, from willful sins; don't let them rule over me. Then I shall be perfect and free from the evil of sin. [14] May my words and my thoughts be acceptable to you, O LORD, my refuge and my redeemer!
