This Ps. falls into two well-marked divisions. Psalms 19:1 describe the glory of God (El) as seen in the heavenly bodies, especially the sun, and are thus parallel to Psalms 8; Psalms 19:7 deal with the excellence of the revelation of God (Jehovah) in the Law—the subject which is expanded in Psalms 119. It is possible that two independent Pss. are here combined, as in Psalms 108, or that the second half was written as an addition to the first by another hand. The first part may quite well have been David's work. The second part may be divided into the praises of the Law (Psalms 19:7), and the Psalmist's prayer for preservation from sin (Psalms 19:12). This is one of the Pss. for Christmas Day.

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