1. The spacious heav’ns declare
The glory of our God;
The firmament displays
His handiwork abroad;
Day unto day doth utter speech,
And night to night doth knowledge teach.

2. Aloud they do not speak;
They utter forth no word,
Nor into language break;
Their voice is never heard;
Yet through the world their line extends,
Their words to earth’s remotest ends.

3. In heav’n He set a tent,
A dwelling for the sun,
Which as a mighty man
Delights his course to run.
He bridgroom-like in his array,
Comes from his chamber, bringing day.

4. His daily going forth
Is from the end of heav’n:
The firmament to him
Is for his circuit giv’n;
And everywhere from end to end,
His radiant heat he doth extend.

5. Jehovah’s perfect law
Restores the soul again;
His testimony sure
Gives wisdom unto men;
The precepts of the LORD are right,
And fill the heart with great delight.

6. The LORD’s command is pure,
Enlightening the eyes;
Jehovah’s fear is clean,
More lasting than the skies.
The judgments of the LORD express
His truth and perfect righteousness.

7. They’re more to be desired
Than stores of finest gold;
Than honey from the comb
More sweetness far they hold.
With warnings they Thy servant guard;
In keeping them is great reward.

8. His errors who can know?
Cleanse me from hidden stain.
Keep me from wilful sins,
Nor let them o’er me reign.
And then I upright shall appear
And be from great transgression clear.

9. Let all the words I speak
And all the thoughts within
Come up before Thy sight
And Thine approval win.
O Thou Jehovah, unto me
My rock and my Redeemer be.