¹² Have you, from your earliest days, given orders to the morning, or made the dawn conscious of its place;

¹⁶ The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.

¹⁹ And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;

⁷⁸ Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

³ Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

⁴ Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.

⁵ Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.

⁷ To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁸ The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²¹ No doubt you have knowledge of it, for then you had come to birth, and the number of your days is great.

⁴ Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

⁷ Were you the first man to come into the world? or did you come into being before the hills?

⁹ (For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:)

⁵ Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.