Psalm 19:1
1 To the chief Musician, [natsach] A Psalm [mizmowr] of David.
[David]
The heavens [shamayim] declare [caphar] the glory [kabowd] of God; ['el] and the firmament [raqiya`]
sheweth his [nagad] handywork [ma`aseh]. [yad] KJV-Interlinear
For the
choir director. A Psalm of David.
1 The
heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the
work of His hands. NASB
The chief musician, is intended
to address God.
Music is used in many
things in life. Music is an expression
of emotion, for reaction and for response. Music insights strong emotional
feelings of passion and appreciation and awe. Music is often used where words
are insufficient to express ones feelings or impressions. Music is often used as the common thread that
ties many or all, things toigether.
Heavens, ‘shamayim,’ is
in the plural, and refers to the regions above.
It can refer to the clouds, the sky, the moon, the sun, the planets, and
the stars. It is commonly used to refer
to the entirety of the universe. And it
generally is used to express all that can be seen with the naked eye.
Such that the sight is
one which originates from within ones soul, and therefore the impressions left,
due to what is seen, are upon the soul of the one viewing the skies and above.
Firmament, ‘raqiya,’
refers to an expanse into which an object or objects are placed. It refers to layers upon layers, or levels
upon levels of content.
In Davids day, this would
be referring to the many levels including the atmosphere where there is air and
birds and such, then beyond that is the outer space layer holding the moon,
then the layers that hold the sun and planets, and beyond that the distant
stars and so forth.
Even if you do not
understand the universe, you can easily figure out that objects reside in
different layers or environments. The moon is obviously closer to us than the
stars, or the clouds in the sky are closer and in a different level than the
moon, for example. These things are
obvious.
Today this term can be
used to describe the many layers in the opposite direction, too, such as in
cells, atoms, electrons, genetics, the oceans and the layers beneath the
oceans, the components of life and the planet and so forth.
We just have more science
today, so that we can identify many more layers or levels of creation, than folks
could in David’s time. We even now have
theories of dark matter and dark energy and other things that seem to be
intricate components of the universe.
Needless to say, David
praises God for His design.
This makes the universe and
all of creation, a work of design and thought, and effort, rather than a result
of an accident and chance.
The universe and all that
is in it, is a result of Gods handiwork, ‘maaseh,’ an action of thought, labor
or effort. The creation of the universe
is a result of Gods finger work, Psa. 8:3.
Work with ones fingers is
light work or intricate work that requires little effort but preciseness in
purpose.
Therefore, the creation
of the universe was extremely detailed and intricate, but required little
effort on Gods part. It was an easy task
but done with great care of design. The
more we see and discover, the more awe we should have toward God and His vast
wisdom and purpose.
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