Psalms 19:5
in Psalms 19Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.
KJV
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
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This verse in Psalms 19
Commentary
2 notes on this verse"Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber." A bridegroom comes forth sumptuously apparelled, his face beaming with a joy which he imparts to all around; such, but with a mighty emphasis, is the rising Sun. "And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race." As a champion girt for running cheerfully addresses himself to the race, so does the sun speed onward with matchless regularity and unwearying swiftness in his appointed orbit. It is but mere play to him; there are no signs of effort, flagging, or exhaustion.
This site's exposition
Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber
on Psalms 19:5-6
The psalm gives the sun two pictures. It comes out like a bridegroom from his chamber and runs like a champion glad to be running, from one end of the heavens to the other. Nothing is left out of its warmth.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְה֗וּא | vehu' | and it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| כְּ֭חָתָן | kechaton | [is] like a bridegroom | H2860 → | |
| יֹצֵ֣א | yotze' | going forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ | mechupato | from chamber his | H2646 → | |
| יָשִׂ֥ישׂ | yasis | it rejoices | H7797 → | 27 times |
| כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר | kegibor | like a mighty [man] | H1368 → | 158 times |
| לָר֥וּץ | larutz | to run | H7323 → | 103 times |
| אֹֽרַח׃ | ʾorach | a path | H734 → | 58 times |
וְה֗וּאand it
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
כְּ֭חָתָן[is] like a bridegroom
kechatonH2860 →
יֹצֵ֣אgoing forth
yotze'H3318 →1067 times
מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹfrom chamber his
mechupatoH2646 →
יָשִׂ֥ישׂit rejoices
yasisH7797 →27 times
כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹרlike a mighty [man]
kegiborH1368 →158 times
לָר֥וּץto run
larutzH7323 →103 times
אֹֽרַח׃a path
ʾorachH734 →58 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
it leads to
- Revelation 19:7–8
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Philippians 3:9
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
- Psalms 132:9
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
- Psalms 132:16
I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Revelation 19:7–8
Through
Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
it leads to
- Isaiah 65:19
I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
- Isaiah 62:4
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…
- Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
- Isaiah 65:19
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This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David and Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms.