Psalms 19:5 (GNV)

Passage

Which commeth forth as a bridegrome out of his chamber, and reioyceth like a mightie man to runne his race.

Nearby Context

Psalms 19:3 There is no speach nor language, where their voyce is not heard.

Psalms 19:4 Their line is gone forth through all the earth, and their words into the endes of the world: in them hath he set a tabernacle for the sunne.

Psalms 19:5 Which commeth forth as a bridegrome out of his chamber, and reioyceth like a mightie man to runne his race.

Psalms 19:6 His going out is from the ende of the heauen, and his compasse is vnto the endes of ye same, and none is hid from the heate thereof.

Psalms 19:7 The Lawe of the Lord is perfite, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of the Lord is sure, and giueth wisedome vnto the simple.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commeth", "forth", "bridegrome", "chamber", "reioyceth", "like", "mightie", and "runne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commeth" and "forth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Their line is gone forth through all..." into verse 6's "His going out is from the ende...", so "commeth" and "forth" 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 "commeth" and "forth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.