3 At noon it dries up the land,and who can endure its burning heat?
4 A person blows on a furnace,working in its burning heat,but the sun is three times hotterwhen it burns up mountains.When it breathes out fiery vapors,and shines forth its rays, it blinds eyes.
5 Great is the Lord who made it;it speeds on its course by his command.
6 The moon stands at its proper time,a notification of timesand an everlasting sign.
7 The sign for a feast comes from the moon,a luminous body that waneswhen it completes its course.
8 The new moon shares the characterof its name,increasing wonderfully as it changes,a signal on high for armies,shining in the vault of the sky.
9 The stars’ glory is the sky’s beauty,shining ornamentsin the heights of the Lord.