Psalm 19
The 19th Psalm is a Psalm of David.
Structure
The Psalm can be divided into the following sections:
- Verse 13-15: David pleads for mercy for his life (Ps 19:13-15 SLT)
Musical settings
- The heavens declare the glory of God ( BWV 76), is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, beginning with verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19
- Joseph Haydn The heavens are telling, trio and chorus No. 14 from the oratorio The Creation HobXXI: 2
- Ludwig van Beethoven The heavens declare the glory of God
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) has created a motet with the same title. It was established in 1820 and bears the catalog raisonné S 81
- The sky, Lord, praise your divine power and honor (SWV 115 ), a four-part songs set by Heinrich Schütz to Psalm 19
- The second verse of this psalm was set to music in a canon of Alain Stamp.