Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.
Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night shows knowledge.
The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, and makes the forests bare: and in his temple every one speaks of his glory.
Then I looked, and behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them what looked like a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament; and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars for ever and ever.