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⁷He made the great lights, for his mercy is eternal:

³⁵Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun as the light of the day, who puts the moon and the stars in order as the light of the night, who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar: the Lord of hosts is his name.

¹⁰You rule over the power of the sea, and you even mitigate the movement of its waves.

⁹the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, which pass through the paths of the sea.

⁷In truth, ask the mules, and they will teach you, and the birds of the sky, and they will reveal to you. ⁸Speak with the earth, and it will respond to you, and the fish of the sea will explain. ⁹Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord has made all these things? ¹⁰In his hand is the soul of all the living and the spirit of all the flesh of mankind.

²⁶And he said: “Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth.”

²²And Jesus promptly compelled his disciples to climb into the boat, and to precede him in crossing the sea, while he dismissed the crowds. ²³And having dismissed the multitude, he ascended alone onto a mountain to pray. And when evening arrived, he was alone there. ²⁴But in the midst of the sea, the boat was being tossed about by the waves. For the wind was against them. ²⁵Then, in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking upon the sea. ²⁶And seeing him walking upon the sea, they were disturbed, saying: “It must be an apparition.” And they cried out, because of fear.

¹⁰He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.

²³Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters: ²⁴these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.

¹Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights. ²Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts. ³Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light. ⁴Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens ⁵praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created. ⁶He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.

¹In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. ²But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters. ³And God said, “Let there be light.” And light became. ⁴And God saw the light, that it was good; and so he divided the light from the darknesses. ⁵And he called the light, ‘Day,’ and the darknesses, ‘Night.’ And it became evening and morning, one day. ⁶God also said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide waters from waters.”

²⁵This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.

¹But accept those who are weak in faith, without disputing about ideas. ²For one person believes that he may eat all things, but if another is weak, let him eat plants. ³He who eats should not despise him who does not eat. And he who does not eat should not judge him who eats. For God has accepted him. ⁴Who are you to judge the servant of another? He stands or falls by his own Lord. But he shall stand. For God is able to make him stand. ⁵For one person discerns one age from the next. But another discerns unto every age. Let each one increase according to his own mind. ⁶He who understands the age, understands for the Lord. And he who eats, eats for the Lord; for he gives thanks to God. And he who does not eat, does not eat for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,