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 ^note 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; ^note

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.
The Law of the Lord

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   
No one can see his 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!

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