The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew. 2The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High. 3At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat: 4The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes. 5Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course. 6And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world. 7From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. 8The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection. 9Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven. 10The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high. 11By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches. 12Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness.