The ninth major poem of this book included in the
Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox Apocrypha section.
It reflects on God's majesty and rule as revealed in
the wonders of creation; it belongs in the same
family as PSALM 19 & Wisdom of Solomon ch.
13 & Romans 1:19 - 21. Translation is
Common Study Bible (2013) from the CEB Study Bible.
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Now I'll call to mind the works of the Lord,
and I'll tell about what I've seen.
The Lord's works came into being by his words.
The shining sun looked down on everything, and
the Lord's work is radiant with his glory.
The Lord has not allowed his holy ones to describe
all of his wonders, which the Lord Almighty
established so that the universe would
stand firm in his glory.
He has searched the abyss and the heart,
and he took their great achievements into
consideration, because the Most High knew everything
to be known. He saw the sign of the [Hebrew adds
and he saw what was to come forever, explaining
what has passed and what will be, and revealing
the clues to things that are hidden.
No thought escaped him,
and not a single word was hidden from him.
He ordered the splendors of his wisdom.
He remains the same [ Septuagint Greek
He is one ] from the beginning of time all
the way to eternity. Nothing can be added to him
nor be taken away, and he needed no one
to give him advice.
How desirable are all of his works,
and how brilliant they are to look upon.
All these things live and remain forever in every
circumstance, and everything obeys him [Hebrew adds
and all things are maintained for every need ]
All things exist in pairs, one opposite the other,
and he made nothing that was incomplete.
Each thing strengthens the good parts of the other;
who can get enough of seeing God's glory?
The pride of the heights is the clear heavenly vault,
the appearance of the sky in a vision of glory.
The sun, when it appears, announces at its rising
what an amazing thing it is, a work
of the Most High. At noon it dries up the land,
and who can endure its burning heat? A person
blows on a furnace, working in it burning heat,
but the sun is three times hotter when it burns
up mountains. When it breathes out fiery vapors,
and shines forth its rays, it blinds eyes. Great is
the Lord who made it; it speeds on its course
by his command.
The moon stands at its proper time [ Hebrew adds
The moon indicates the season,
a notification of times and an everlasting sign.
The sign for a feast comes from the moon,
a luminous body that wanes when it completes
its course. The new moon shares the character
of its name / The new moon, like its name
renews itself, increasing wonderfully as it
changes, a signal on high for armies [Hebrew
a military beacon for the clouds on high, ]
shining in the vault of the sky.
The stars' glory is the sky's beauty, shining
ornaments in the heights of the Lord.
They stand at the words of the holy one,
just as he orders, and they will never grow
tired as they keep watch.
Look at the rainbow, exceedingly beautiful
in its brightness, and bless the One who made it.
It encircled the sky with a glorious ring; the
Lord's hands stretched it out! [Genesis 9:13]
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