
Day IV : Morning Prayer

19 - Cæli enarrant

1   The heavens declare the glory of God, 🞙
    and the firmament shows his handiwork.

2   One day speaks to another, 🞙
    and one night gives knowledge to another.

3   There is neither speech nor language, 🞙
    and their voices are not heard;

4   But their sound has gone out into all lands, 🞙
    and their words to the ends of the world.

5   In them he has set a tent for the sun, 🞙
    which comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoices like a strong man to run his course.

6   It goes forth from the uttermost part of the heavens, and runs about to the end of it again, 🞙
    and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

7   The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; 🞙
    the testimony of the Lord is sure, and gives wisdom to the simple. 

8   The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart; 🞙
    the commandment of the Lord is pure, and gives light to the eyes.

9   The fear of the Lord is clean, and endures for ever; 🞙
    the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.

10  More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; 🞙
    sweeter also than honey, than the drippings from the honeycomb. 

11  Moreover, by them is your servant taught, 🞙
    and in keeping them there is great reward.

12  Who can tell how often he offends? 🞙
    O cleanse me from my secret faults.

13  Keep your servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me; 🞙
    so shall I be undefiled, and innocent of great offense.

14  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be always acceptable in your sight, 🞙
    O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
