Psalms 19:6
in Psalms 19it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
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ASV
His going forth is from the end of the heavens, And his circuit unto the ends of it; And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
KJV
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
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This verse in Psalms 19
Commentary
17 notes on this verseChrist fills his world with copious lights, since "his going out is from the end of heaven, and his circuit even to the end of it, and there is no one who can hide himself from his heat." Benignly he gives light to all, wishing not to repel the foolish but to correct them and desiring not to exclude the hard of heart from the church but to soften them. Hence … Christ in the Gospel invites them, saying, "Come to me, all you who labor, and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
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. Its course reaches from one end of the heavens to the other, and nothing is left out of its warmth.
This site's exposition
runs its circuit to the other
Albert Barnes read circuit as a return, like the seasons. Cyril of Jerusalem saw the course of the sun set higher in summer for work and lower in winter for rest. Ambrose applied the verse to Christ, whose light and warmth reach all the earth.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers5 voices
Consider the apt disposition of the sun, or rather of him whose ordering determined its course; how in summer it is higher in the heavens and makes the days longer, thereby giving people good time for their works, while in winter it contracts its course that the cold season might not be too long and that the nights, becoming longer, might serve as the repose of people and for the fruitfulness of the earth's products.
"His going forth is from the highest heaven" [Psalm 19:6]. From the Father is His going forth, not that in time, but from everlasting, whereby He was born of the Father. "And His meeting is even to the height of heaven." And in the fullness of the Godhead He meets even to an equality with the Father. "And there is none that may hide himself from His heat." But whereas, "the Word was even made flesh, and dwelt in us," [John 1:14] assuming our mortality, He permitted no man to excuse himself from the shadow of death; for the heat of the Word penetrated even it.
As often as water is contracted by excessive cold, if the heat of the sun comes on it, it becomes melted; when the same sun departs, the water again becomes hard. Similarly the charity of many people freezes because of the excessive coldness of their …
By heavenly power and co-operation, like a sun ray, the saving Word quickly illumined the whole earth. Straightway, in accordance with the divine Scripture, the voice of its inspired Evangelists and apostles "went forth to the whole earth and their words to the end of the world." And then in all the cities and villages, churches were quickly established, filled with multitudes of people, like a teeming threshing floor, and all those souls, bound through hereditary succession and original error by the ancient disease of idolatrous superstition, on being set free as it were from terrible masters and finding release from most difficult bondage by the power of Christ through both the teaching of his disciples and their wonderful works, rejected all demoniacal polytheism and confessed that there was one God alone, the Creator of all things, and this One they honored with the rites of true piety through inspired and rational worship that was implanted by our Savior in the life of people.
"And there is not one who may hide himself from his heat." Really there is none who does not have the seeds of the knowledge of God.
9 more voices on this verse
The Church Fathers2 voices
the sun is not said by them to ascend but to go out, for the scripture saith: The sun goeth out upon the earth, not goeth up; and again he says: From the end of heaven is his going forth, and at the end of …
A commentator
Augustine of HippoTRACTATES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 22:10.1 · Written before 430.
proposed
Someone lights a lamp.… That lamp, as far as regards the little flame that shines there, that fire has light in itself.… When the lamp was not there, your eyes were inactive and saw nothing. Now they, too, have light, but not in themselves. Accordingly, if your eyes turn away from the lamp, they are darkened. If they turn toward it, they are enlightened. But that fire, as long as it exists, emits light; if you wish to take the light away from the fire, you extinguish it also at the same time; for without light it cannot remain in existence. But the light, Christ, is inextinguishable and co-eternal to the Father, always glowing, always shining, always burning; for if he did not burn, would it be said in the psalm, "There is no one who can hide from his heat"?
The Medieval Church2 voices
Likewise he explains this similitude when he says, "From the highest heaven." And what is said here can be understood in two ways. In one way, because there are two points according to the astronomers, namely the summit of the heavens, where the sun is …
"From the highest." Here he continues on the ascension, and concerning this he does three things. First, he sets forth the fitting ascension. Second, its terminus. Third, its fitting effect. The first, when he says, "From the highest heaven is his going forth." It is …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The ends - His course is constant from east to west, and thence to the east again. So that there is no part of the earth which doth not one time or other feel the benefit of his light and heat.
His going forth is from the end of the heaven,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
His going forth - The psalmist now describes that race which he has to run, as borne over the entire circuit of the heavens, from one end of it to another - sweeping the whole space across the firmament. Is from the end of the heaven - From one end of the heaven; that is, from the East, where he starts. And his circuit - The word used here - תקופה teqûphâh - means properly a coming about, or a return, as of the seasons, or of the year.
"His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it." He bears his light to the boundaries of the solar heavens, traversing the zodiac with steady motion, denying his light to none who dwell within his range. "And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof." Above, beneath, around, the heat of the sun exercises an influence. The bowels of the earth are stored with the ancient produce of the solar rays, and even yet earth's inmost caverns feel their power.
"His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it." He bears his light to the boundaries of the solar heavens, traversing the zodiac with steady motion, denying his light to none who dwell within his range. "And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof." Above, beneath, around, the heat of the sun exercises an influence. The bowels of the earth are stored with the ancient produce of the solar rays, and even yet earth's inmost caverns feel their power. Where light is shut out, yet heat and other more subtle influences find their way. There is no doubt a parallel intended to be drawn between the heaven of grace and the heaven of nature. God's way of grace is sublime and broad, and full of his glory; in all its displays it is to be admired and studied with diligence; both its lights and its shades are instructive; it has been proclaimed, in a measure, to every people, and in due time shall be yet more completely published to the ends of the earth. Jesus, like a sun, dwells in the midst of revelation, tabernacling among men in all his brightness; rejoicing, as the Bridegroom of his church, to reveal himself to men; and, like a champion, to win unto himself renown. He makes a circuit of mercy, blessing the remotest corners of the earth; and there are no seeking souls, however degraded and depraved, who shall be denied the comfortable warmth and benediction of his love—even death shall feel the power of his presence, and resign the bodies of the saints, and this fallen earth shall be restored to its pristine glory. In the three following verses (7, 8, 9) we have a brief but instructive hexapla containing six descriptive titles of the word, six characteristic qualities mentioned and six divine effects declared. Names, nature, and effect are well set forth.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִקְצֵ֤ה | miktzeh | [is] from [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ | hashamayim | the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| מֽוֹצָא֗וֹ | motzao | going forth its | H4161 → | 27 times |
| וּתְקוּפָת֥וֹ | utekufato | and circuit its | H8622 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] to | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| קְצוֹתָ֑ם | ketzotam | ends their | H7098 → | |
| וְאֵ֥ין | veein | and there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר | nistar | [is a thing] hidden | H5641 → | 80 times |
| מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃ | mechamato | from heat its | H2535 → |
מִקְצֵ֤ה[is] from [the] end of
miktzehH7097 →97 times
הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀the heavens
hashamayimH8064 →421 times
מֽוֹצָא֗וֹgoing forth its
motzaoH4161 →27 times
וּתְקוּפָת֥וֹand circuit its
utekufatoH8622 →
עַל־[is] to
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
קְצוֹתָ֑םends their
ketzotamH7098 →
וְאֵ֥יןand there not
veeinH369 →789 times
נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר[is a thing] hidden
nistarH5641 →80 times
מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃from heat its
mechamatoH2535 →
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
Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul,…
it leads to
- Hebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- Matthew 24:13–14
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Hebrews 10:38
But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
- Hebrews 3:14
Through
Psalms 113:3From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
it leads to
- Malachi 1:11
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name…
- Psalms 18:3
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
- Isaiah 59:19
So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
- Malachi 1:11
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrose of Milan, On the Death of Satyrus 2.117; Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 19; Augustine of Hippo, TRACTATES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 22:10.1; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 101:4; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 10; Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 9:6; Eusebius of Caesarea, ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 2:3; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jerome, BRIEF COMMENTARY ON PSALM 19; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.