When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
to him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever; the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;
“Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how lofty they are!
And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes;
Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise?
“Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung.
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