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Sirach 43:29 - Meaning and Application
Understand how this verse speaks to what you're facing and how to apply it today
Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The Lord is awesome and exceedingly great! His power is marvelous! "
Sirach 43:29
Verse in Context
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27 We may say many things, but couldn’t say enough. The summary of our words is, “He is everything!”
28 How could we have strength to glorify him? For he is himself the greater than all his works.
29 The Lord is awesome and exceedingly great! His power is marvelous!
30 Glorify the Lord and exalt him as much as you can! For even yet, he will surpass that. When you exalt him, summon your full strength. Don’t be weary, because you can’t praise him enough.
31 Who has seen him, that he may describe him? Who can magnify him as he is?
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Sirach 43:1
"The pride of the heavenly heights is the clear sky, the appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory."
Sirach 43:2
"The sun, when it appears, bringing tidings as it rises, is a marvelous instrument, the work of the Most High."
Sirach 43:3
"At noon, it dries up the land. Who can stand against its burning heat?"
Sirach 43:4
"A man tending a furnace is in burning heat, but the sun three times more, burning up the mountains, breathing out fiery vapors, and sending out bright beams, it blinds the eyes."
Sirach 43:5
"Great is the Lord who made it. At his word, he hastens on its course."
Sirach 43:6
"The moon marks the changing seasons, declares times, and is a sign for the world."
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