1 The pride of the heavenly heights is the clear sky, the appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory. (WEB) 2 The sun, when it appears, bringing tidings as it rises, is a marvelous instrument, the work of the Most High. (WEB)
Sirach 43:1–2
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Sirach 42:15–17
15 I will make mention now of the works of the Lord, and will declare the things that I have seen. The Lord’s works are in his words. (WEB) 16 The sun that gives light looks at all things. The Lord’s work is full of his glory. (WEB) 17 The Lord has not given power to the saints to… (WEB)
Sirach 43:11–13
11 Look at the rainbow, and praise him who made it. It is exceedingly beautiful in its brightness. (WEB) 12 It encircles the sky with its glorious circle. The hands of the Most High have stretched it out. (WEB) 13 By his commandment, he makes the snow fall and swiftly sends the lig… (WEB)
Job 25:1–3
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: 2 “Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven. 3 Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
Sirach 50:6–8
6 He was like the morning star among clouds, like the full moon, (WEB) 7 like the sun shining on the temple of the Most High, like the rainbow shining in clouds of glory, (WEB) 8 like roses in the days of first fruits, like lilies by a water spring, like the shoot of the frankin… (WEB)
Job 22:11–13
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Psalms 19:5–7
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Sirach 17:31–32
31 What is brighter than the sun? Yet even this can be eclipsed. So flesh and blood devise evil. (WEB) 32 He looks upon the power of the height of heaven, while all men are earth and ashes. (WEB)
1 Clement 20:1–2
1 The heavens are moved by His direction and obey Him in peace. (1CL) 2 Day and night accomplish the course assigned to them by Him, without hindrance one to another. (1CL)
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