The pure firmament is the glory of the Most High; and the sight of the heaven is His manifest glory.

The sun, when it appears, declares its rising; it is a wondrous instrument, the work of the Most High.

At its setting, it withereth the wilderness: who can stand before its heat? The sun is as a furnace of fire when it burneth forth. Magnify ye its greatness, as much as ye are able, and be not weary; for ye can never reach it. The Lord hath made all things, and given wisdom unto the godly.

It burneth the mountains manifold, and sendeth forth fiery vapours, and shineth with rays that dazzle the eyes.

Great is the Lord that made it; and at His command it hasteneth in its course.

And the moon in all its temporal changes, it is a notification of the times and a sign of the ages.

From the moon is the sign of the feast; it is a luminary which waxeth dim when perfect.

By its name the month is named; and in its change, it increaseth in wonder.

There are in the height an army stationed, shining in the firmament of heaven.

There is the beauty of heaven, and the glory of the stars, and a resplendent world; and the Lord is on high.

At the word of the Holy One they stand up to execute His judgments, and they fail not in their watches.

Look upon the rainbow, and bless Him that made it; for its beauty is exceedingly great.

The heaven declareth the glory of God, and the hand of the Most High doth stretch it out.

By His command He maketh the snow to hasten, and He scattereth the lightning of His judgment.

And by Him are the storehouses opened, and the clouds fly as with wings.

By His greatness He maketh strong the clouds, so that the hail stones fall down.

At His glance the mountains are shaken, and at His will the south wind bloweth.

At the sound of His thunder the earth travaileth; at the storm of the north, and the whirlwind.

He scattereth the snow as birds flying; and its descent is as the coming down of locusts.

The eye marvels at the beauty of its whiteness; and the heart is astonished at its rain.

And He poureth out the frost as salt upon the earth; and when it congealeth, it becometh as the points of stakes.

The cold north wind bloweth, and the water congealeth; the ice resteth upon every gathering of waters, and clotheth the waters with a shield.

It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the green herbs as fire.

The cloud hasteneth to heal all things, and the dew arising from the heat bringeth back delight.

By His word He hath stilled the deep, and planted islands therein.

They that sail on the sea speak of its terror; we hear with our ears and marvel.

There are wondrous and strange works; various kinds of animals, creatures of the whales.

By Him it cometh to pass successfully, and by His word all things stand.

We multiply words, yet we cannot exhaust it; and the end of all discourse is, that He is all.

What can we say to magnify Him? For He is great above all His works.

The Lord is to be feared, and He is exceeding great; and His power is wondrous.

Exalt the Lord in your praise as much as ye are able, for He is still higher.

Bless the Lord, and exalt Him as much as ye are able; for He is greater than all praise.

Who hath seen Him, and can relate it? or who can magnify Him as He is?

And there are many hidden things greater than these; for what we have seen of His works is but a little.