⁸ He who made the Pleiades and Orion,^(A)
    who turns midnight into dawn^(B)
    and darkens day into night,^(C)
who calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.^(D)

¹³ He who forms the mountains,^(A)
    who creates the wind,^(B)
    and who reveals his thoughts^(C) to mankind,
who turns dawn to darkness,
    and treads on the heights of the earth^(D)—
    the Lord God Almighty is his name.^(E)

⁹ He is the Maker^(A) of the Bear^[a] and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.^(B)

⁶ he builds his lofty palace^[a](A) in the heavens
    and sets its foundation^[b] on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.^(B)

“I will make the sun go down at noon
    and darken the earth in broad daylight.^(A)

²⁰ You bring darkness,^(A) it becomes night,^(B)
    and all the beasts of the forest^(C) prowl.

³¹ “Can you bind the chains^[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?^(A)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations^(B) in their seasons^[b]
    or lead out the Bear^[c] with its cubs?^(C)

¹⁰ Some sat in darkness,^(A) in utter darkness,
    prisoners suffering^(B) in iron chains,^(C)
11 because they rebelled^(D) against God’s commands
    and despised^(E) the plans^(F) of the Most High.
¹² So he subjected them to bitter labor;
    they stumbled, and there was no one to help.^(G)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he saved them^(H) from their distress.
¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness,^(I) the utter darkness,^(J)
    and broke away their chains.^(K)

²⁸ He sent darkness^(A) and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against^(B) his words?