3
At noon it parches the land; and who can withstand its burning heat?
4
A man tending a furnace works in burning heat, but the sun burns the mountains three times as much; it breathes out fiery vapors, and with bright beams it blinds the eyes.
5
Great is the Lord who made it; and at his command it hastens on its course.
6
He made the moon also, to serve in its season to mark the times and to be an everlasting sign.
7
From the moon comes the sign for feast days, a light that wanes when it has reached the full.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.