Psalms 19:5

"Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,"

Key Reflection

In Psalms 19:5, David speaks about the universal and enduring impact of God's law, metaphorically comparing it to the sun. The original audience would understand that just as the sun is visible and influential across all lands and through all times, God’s teachings spread far and wide, reaching every corner of the earth. This imagery underscores the divine authority and timeless relevance of God’s commandments in guiding humanity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber -That is, when he rises in the morning. He rises from the darkness of the night, and comes forth as the bridegroom comes out of the chamber where he has slept. The allusion is to the bright, and joyful, and cheerful aspect of the rising sun. The image of the bridegroom is employed because we associate with a bridegroom the idea of hilarity, cheerfulness, joy. The essential image is that the sun seems to rise from a night of repose, as man does in the morning, and that after such a night of repose he goes forth with cheerfulness and alacrity to the employments of the day.

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