1 The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew;
2 The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High:
3 At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof?
4 A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.
5 Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment runneth hastily.
6 He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.
7 From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
8 The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining 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.
10 At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches.
11 Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof.
12 It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.
13 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall aplace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
14 Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth as fowls.
15 By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small.
16 At his sight the mountains are shaken, and at his will the south wind bloweth.
17 The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:
18 The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it.
19 The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes.
20 When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate.
21 It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire.
22 A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily, a dew coming after heat refresheth.
23 By his counsel he appeaseth the deep, and planteth islands therein.
24 They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat.
25 For therein be strange and wondrous works, variety of all kinds of beasts and whales created.
26 By him the end of them hath prosperous success, and by his word all things consist.
27 We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all.
28 How shall we be able to magnify him? for he is great above all his works.
29 The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his power.
30 When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough.
31 Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is?
32 There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works.
33 For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he given wisdom.
1 altitudinis firmamentum pulchritudo est
species caeli in visione gloriae
2 sol in aspectu adnuntians in exitu vas admirabile opus Excelsi
3 in meridiano exuret terram
in conspectu ardoris eius quis poterit sustinere
fornacem custodiens in operibus ardoris
4 tripliciter sol exurens montes radios igneos exsuflans
et refulgens radiis suis obcaecat oculos
5 magnus Dominus qui fecit illum
et in sermonibus eius festinavit iter
6 et luna in omnibus in tempore suo
ostensio temporis et signum aevi
7 a luna signum diei festi
luminare quod minuitur in consummatione
8 mensis secundum nomen eius est
crescens admirabiliter in consummatione
9 vas castrorum in excelsis
in firmamento caeli resplendens
10 species caeli gloriosa stellarum
mundum inluminans in excelsis Dominus
11 in verbis Sancti stabunt ad iudicium
et non exardescent in vigiliis suis
12 vide arcum et benedic qui fecit illum
valde speciosus est in splendore suo
13 gyravit caelum in circuitu gloriae suae
manus Excelsi aperuerunt illum
14 imperio suo adceleravit nivem
et adcelerat coruscationes emittere iudicii sui
15 propterea aperti sunt thesauri et evolaverunt nebulae sicut aves
16 in magnitudine sua posuit nubes
et confracti sunt lapides grandinis
17 in conspectu eius commovebuntur montes
et in voluntate eius adspirabit notus
18 vox tonitrui eius exprobravit terram
tempestas aquilonis et congregatio spiritus
19 sicut avis deponens ad sedendum aspargit nivem
et sicut lucusta demergens descensus eius
20 pulchritudinem coloris eius admirabitur
oculus
et super imbrem eius expavescet cor
21 gelum sicut salem effundet super terram
et dum gelaverit fiet tamquam cacumina tribuli
22 frigidus ventus aquilo flabit
et gelabit cristallus ab aqua
super omnem congregationem aquarum requiescet
et sicut lorica induet se aquis
23 devorabit montes et exuret desertum
et extinguet viridem sicut ignem
24 medicina omnium in festinationem
nebulae
ros obvians ab ardore venienti humilem efficiet
eum
25 in sermone eius silebit ventus
et plantavit illum Dominus Iesus
26 qui navigat mare enarrat
periculum eius
et audientes auribus non admirabimur
27 illic praeclara et mirabilia opera
varia genera bestiarum et omnium pecorum et creatura
beluarum
28 propter ipsum confirmatus est itineris finis
et in sermone eius conposita sunt omnia
29 multa dicemus et deficiemus
verbis
consummatio autem sermonum ipse est in omnibus
30 gloriantes ad quid valebimus
ipse enim Omnipotens super omnia opera sua
31 terribilis Dominus et magnus vehementer
32 quantumcumque potueritis supervalebit
adhuc
et admirabilis magnificentia eius
33 benedicentes Dominum exaltate illum quantum potestis
maior est enim omni laude
34 exaltantes eum replemini virtute
ne laboretis non enim habebitis
35 quis vidit eum et enarrabit
et quis magnificabit eum sicut est ab initio
36 multa abscondita sunt maiora horum
pauca enim vidimus operum eius
37 omnia autem Dominus fecit et pie agentibus dedit sapientiam