He alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea; he maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

He that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; - the Lord is his name.

Lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, the Lord, the God of hosts, is his

name.

The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands formed the dry land.

He bowed the heavens also and came down, and darkness was under his feet.

The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thundereth. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars.

God thundereth marvellously with his voice.

He hath made the earth by his power; he hath established the world by his wisdom; when he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

He covereth the heaven with clouds, he prepareth rain for the earth, he maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

He saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold? He sendeth out his word and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

Where wast thou, saith the Lord, when I laid the foundations of the earth, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or who shut up the sea with doors, and said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, to cause it to rain

on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, where there is no man? Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season, or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge? How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? In his hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

For every beast of the forest is his, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. All wait upon thee, that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them, they gather. Thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled. Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.

Lo, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this, that power belongeth unto God.

The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

HIS POWER.-II. AMONG MEN.

Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb or deaf, or the seeing or the blind?

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see? He holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

The Lord killeth and maketh alive; he bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up.

He maketh sore and bindeth up; he woundeth and his hands make whole.

O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

A man's heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth his steps.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee; the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought; he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge; he putteth down one and setteth up another.

Neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the in

crease.

Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might, he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.

It is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.