XLIII. The pride of the height, the clear firmament,

The beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew;

2  The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising

A marvellous * instrument, the work of the most High:

3  At noon it parcheth the country,

And who can abide the burning heat thereof?

4  A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat,

But the sun burneth the mountains three times more;

Breathing out fiery vapours,

And sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.

5  Great is the Lord that made it;

And at his commandment * ait runneth hastily.

6  bHe made the moon also to serve in her season

For a declaration of times, and ca sign of the world.

7  dFrom the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

8  The month is called eafter her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing,

Being an instrument of the farmies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;

9  The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars,

An ornament giving light gin the highest places of the Lord.

10  At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order,

And never faint hin their watches.

11  iLook upon the krainbow, and praise him that made it;

Very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof.

12  It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle,

And lthe hands of the most High have bended it.

13  mBy his commandment he nmaketh the snow to fall apace,

And sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.

14  Through this othe treasures are opened:

And clouds fly forth as fowls.

15  By his great power he maketh the clouds firm,

And pthe hailstones are broken small.

16  qAt his sight the mountains are shaken,

And at his will the south wind bloweth.

17  rThe noise of the thunder maketh the earth * to tremble:

So doth the northern storm and the whirlwind:

mAs birds flying he scattereth the snow,

And the falling down thereof is as the lighting of sgrasshoppers:

18  The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof,

And the heart is astonished at the raining of it.

19  mThe hoar frost also as salt he poureth on the earth,

And being congealed, * it lieth on the top of sharp stakes.

20  When the cold north wind bloweth,

And the water is congealed into ice,

It abideth upon every tgathering together of water,

And clotheth the water as with a breastplate.

21  It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness,

And consumeth the grass as fire.

22  A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily:

A dew coming * after heat refresheth.

23  By his counsel he appeaseth the deep,

And planteth islands therein.

24  uThey that vsail on the sea tell of the danger thereof;

And when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat.

25  wFor therein be xstrange and wondrous works,

Variety of all kinds of beasts and whales created.

26  By him the end of them hath yprosperous success,

And zby his word all things consist.

27  We may speak much, and yet acome short;

Wherefore in sum, he is all.

28  aHow shall we be able to magnify him?

For he is great above all his works.

29  bThe Lord is terrible And very great,

And marvellous is his power.

30  When you glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as you can;

For even yet will he far exceed:

And when you exalt him, put forth all your strength,

And be not weary; for you can never go far enough.

31  cWho hath dseen him, that he might tell us?

And who can magnify him as he is?

32  eThere are yet hid greater things than these be,

For we have seen but a few of his works.

33  For the Lord hath made all things;

And to the godly hath he given wisdom.