“His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.”
The statement that the sun goes forth from one end of heaven and circles to the other and nothing is hid from its heat establishes the sun's comprehensiveness and universal effect. The rising and setting describe the sun's arc across sky. The penetrating heat suggests the sun's inescapable influence. This verse emphasizes that the sun affects all creation everywhere.
Church Fathers on Psalms 19:6
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. It is a well-known title; nor does the Lord Jesus Christ say what follows, but it is said of Him. 2. “The heavens tell out the glory of God” Psalm 18:1. The righteous Evangelists, in whom, as in the heavens, God dwells, set forth the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, or the glory wherewith the Son glorified the Father upon earth. “And the firmament shows forth the works of His hands.” And the firmament shows forth the deeds of the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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