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The new moon, as its name suggests, renews itself;[a]
    how marvelous it is in this change,
a beacon to the hosts on high,
    shining in the vault of the heavens!

The Glory of the Stars and the Rainbow

The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven,
    a glittering array in the heights of the Lord.
10 On the orders of the Holy One they stand in their appointed places;
    they never relax in their watches.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 43:8 Heb: Gk The month is named after the moon

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