They standthis dayaccording to Your ordinances,For allthingsare Your servants.
"Whilethe earthremains,Seedtimeand harvest,And coldand heat,And summerand winter,And dayand nightShall not cease."
Liftup your eyeson highAnd seewhohas createdthese[stars], The One who leadsforththeir hostby number,He callsthem allby name;Becauseof the greatnessof His mightand the strengthof [His] power,Not one[of them] is missing.
"SurelyMy handfoundedthe earth,And My righthandspreadout the heavens;When I callto them, they standtogether.
"Thussaysthe LORD,'IfMy covenant[for] dayand night[stand] not, [and] the fixedpatternsof heavenand earthI have not established,
sothat you may be sonsof your Fatherwhois in heaven;for He causesHis sunto riseon [the] eviland [the] good,and sends rainon [the] righteousand [the] unrighteous.
"For I alsoama manunderauthority,with soldiersunderme; and I sayto this one,'Go!'and he goes,and to another,'Come!'and he comes,and to my slave,'Dothis!'and he does[it]."
"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.
"The starsfoughtfrom heaven,From their coursesthey foughtagainstSisera.
