Psalms 19 (DRB)

Chapter Text

19:1 Unto the end. A psalm for David.

19:2 May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.

19:3 May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.

19:4 May he be mindful of all thy sacrifices: and may thy whole burntoffering be made fat.

19:5 May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.

19:6 We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.

19:7 The Lord fulfil all thy petitions: now have I known that the Lord hath saved his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven: the salvation of his right hand is in powers.

19:8 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord, our God.

19:9 They are bound, and have fallen: but we are risen, and are set upright.

19:10 O Lord, save the king: and hear us in the day that we shall call upon thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "psalm", "david", "lord", "hear", "thee", "tribulation", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "psalm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "saved" and "psalm" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

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