1. The pride of the height is the firmament in its clearness, The appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory.
2. The sun when he appears, bringing tidings as he goes forth, Is a marvelous instrument, the work of the Most High:
3. At his noon he dries up the country, And who shall stand against his burning heat?
4. A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, But the sun three times more, burning up the mountains: Breathing out fiery vapours, And sending forth bright beams, he dims the eyes.
5. Great is the Lord that made him; And at his word he hastens his course.
6. The moon also is in all things for her season, For a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.
7. From the moon is the sign of the feast day; A light that waneth when she is come to the full.
8. The month is called after her name, Increasing wonderfully in her changing; An instrument of the hosts on high, Shining forth in the firmament of heaven;
9. The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, An ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.