Psalms 19:3 (DBY)

Passage

There is no speech and there are no words, yet their voice is heard.

Nearby Context

Psalms 19:1 {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The heavens declare the glory of God; and the expanse sheweth the work of his hands.

Psalms 19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

Psalms 19:3 There is no speech and there are no words, yet their voice is heard.

Psalms 19:4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their language to the extremity of the world. In them hath he set a tent for the sun,

Psalms 19:5 And he is as a bridegroom going forth from his chamber; he rejoiceth as a strong man to run the race.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speech", "words", "voice", and "heard". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speech" and "words", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Day unto day uttereth speech and night..." into verse 4's "Their line is gone out through all...", so "speech" and "words" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "speech" and "words" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.