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Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment runneth hastily.
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He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of 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.
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It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.
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By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
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Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth as fowls.
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By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small.