A Sun and a Shield

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hastWho is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as
prepared the light and the sun. For the Lord God is athe moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army
sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: nowith banners? I went down into the garden of nuts to
good thing will he withhold from them that walksee the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the
uprightly. His seed shall endure for ever, and his thronevine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. Or ever
as the sun before me.I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, andAmminadib. Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return,
lay them down in their dens. From the rising of the sunthat we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the
unto the going down of the same the Lord's name isShulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
to be praised.Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of
The heavens declare the glory of God; and thethe sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as
firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto daythe light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth
uttereth speech, and night unto night shewethup the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of
knowledge. There is no speech nor language, wheretheir wound. That they may know from the rising of
their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through allthe sun, and from the west, that there is none beside
the earth, and their words to the end of the world. Inme. I am the Lord, and there is none else.
them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is asThey shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat
a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoicethnor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them
as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is fromshall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he
the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends ofguide them. So shall they fear the name of the Lord
it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun.
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: theWhen the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of
testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart:Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by
the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlighteningday, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars
theeyes.for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: thewaves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
judgments of the Lord are true and righteousFor from the rising of the sun even unto the going
altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea,down of the same my name shall be great among the
than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and theGentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered
honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned:unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall
and in keeping of them there is great reward.be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moonBut unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of
endure, throughout all generations.righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comelyshall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. Then
for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good ofshall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom
all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the daysof their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there iswith a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the
profit to them that see the sun. Then I commendedmidst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves
mirth, because a man hath no better thing under thetogether unto the supper of the great God.
sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for thatGlimpses of God © by Joyce C. Lock
shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life,This writing may be used in its entirety, with credits in
which God giveth him under the sun.tact,for non-profit ministering purposes.