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The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious show;
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the sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvelous instrument, the work of the Most High--
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at noon it parcheth the country; and who can abide the burning heat thereof?
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A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapors, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.
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Great is the Lord that made it, and at His commandment it runneth hastily.
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He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times and a sign for the world.
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From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
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The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven,
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the beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.
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At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches.
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Look upon the rainbow, and praise Him that made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof.