Wisdom of Jesus 43:1-33 of 51 (KJV)

Pray for God’s Wisdom and Understanding,
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus).

{43:1} The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew;

{43:2} The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High:

{43:3} At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof?

{43:4} A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.

{43:5} Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment runneth hastily.

{43:6} He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.

{43:7} From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

{43:8} The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;

{43:9} The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.

{43:10} At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches.

{43:11} Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof.

{43:12} It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.

{43:13} By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall aplace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.

{43:14} Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth as fowls.

{43:15} By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small.

{43:16} At his sight the mountains are shaken, and at his will the south wind bloweth.

{43:17} The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:

{43:18} The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it.

{43:19} The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes.

{43:20} When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate.

{43:21} It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire.

{43:22} A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily, a dew coming after heat refresheth.

{43:23} By his counsel he appeaseth the deep, and planteth islands therein.

{43:24} They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat.

{43:25} For therein be strange and wondrous works, variety of all kinds of beasts and whales created.

{43:26} By him the end of them hath prosperous success, and by his word all things consist.

{43:27} We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all.

{43:28} How shall we be able to magnify him? for he is great above all his works.

{43:29} The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his power.

{43:30} When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough

{43:31} Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is?

{43:32} There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works.

{43:33} For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he given wisdom.

Thanking God for teaching us his Word, Amen.
End of Wisdom of Jesus Chapter 43/51.