He madethe moonfor the seasons;The sunknowsthe placeof its setting.
"Have you everin your lifecommandedthe morning,[And] caused the dawnto knowits place,
Its risingis from one endof the heavens,And its circuitto the other endof them; And thereis nothinghiddenfrom its heat.
Yours is the day,Yours alsois the night;You have preparedthe lightand the sun.
WhenI considerYour heavens,the workof Your fingers,The moonand the stars,whichYou have ordained;
Thussaysthe LORD,Who givesthe sunfor lightby dayAnd the fixedorderof the moonand the starsfor lightby night,Who stirsup the seaso that its wavesroar;The LORDof hostsis His name:
"And [beware] not to liftup your eyesto heavenand seethe sunand the moonand the stars,allthe hostof heaven,and be drawnawayand worshipthem and servethem, those whichthe LORDyour Godhas allottedto allthe peoplesunderthe wholeheaven.
