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 worldand 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 skyand 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 justand give understanding to the mind.
9 Reverence for the Lord is good;it will continue for ever.The judgements 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 wilful sins;don't let them rule over me.Then I shall be perfectand free from the evil of sin.
14 May my words and my thoughts be acceptable to you,O Lord, my refuge and my redeemer!