12. It spans the heavens with its glory,the hand of God has stretched it out in power.
13. His rebuke marks out the path for the hail,and makes the flashes of his judgment shine forth.
14. For his own purposes he opens the storehouseand makes the rain clouds fly like vultures.
15. His might gives the clouds their strength,and breaks off the hailstones.
16. The thunder of his voice makes the earth writhe;by his power he shakes the mountains.
17. A word from him drives on the south wind,whirlwind, hurricane, and stormwind.He makes the snow fly like birds;it settles down like swarms of locusts.
18. Its shining whiteness blinds the eyes,the mind marvels at its steady fall.
19. He scatters frost like salt;it shines like blossoms on the thornbush.
20. He sends cold northern blaststhat harden the ponds like solid ground,Spreads a crust over every body of water,and clothes each pool with a coat of armor.
21. When mountain growth is scorched by heat,and flowering plains as by fire,
22. The dripping clouds restore them all,and the scattered dew enriches the parched land.
23. His is the plan that calms the deep,and plants the islands in the sea.
24. Those who go down to the sea recount its extent,and when we hear them we are thunderstruck;
25. In it are his creatures, stupendous, amazing,all kinds of life, and the monsters of the deep.
26. For him each messenger succeeds,and at his bidding accomplishes his will.
27. More than this we need not add;let the last word be, he is the all!
28. Let us praise him the more, since we cannot fathom him,for greater is he than all his works;
29. Awesome indeed is the Lord,and wonderful his power.
30. Lift up your voices to glorify the Lordas much as you can, for there is still more.Extol him with renewed strength,do not grow weary, for you cannot fathom him.
31. For who has seen him and can describe him?Who can praise him as he is?