15And now, I will remember the works of the Lord, and I will announce what I have seen. The words of the Lord are in his works. 16The sun illuminates and considers all things, and its work shows the fullness of the glory of the Lord. 17Has not the Lord caused the holy ones to describe all his miracles, which the all-powerful Lord has firmly established in his glory? 18He has examined the abyss and the hearts of men. And he has considered their astuteness. 19For the Lord comprehends all knowledge, and he has gazed upon the signs of the times: announcing the things of the past, as well as the things of the future, and revealing the traces of hidden things. 20No thought passes by him unnoticed, and no word can conceal itself from him. 21He has adorned the magnificent works of his wisdom. He is before eternity and even unto eternity. And nothing can be added, 22and nothing can be taken away. And he has no need of any counselor. 23O how desirable are all his works! And all that we consider is but a spark. 24All these works exist, and they remain in the present age, and they all obey him in every purpose. 25All things are two-fold, one facing another, and he has not made anything to be lacking.
2Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings. 3Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation. 4For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith. 5He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. 6By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth: 7gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage. 8Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him. 9For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
46And they went to Jericho. And as he was setting out from Jericho with his disciples and a very numerous multitude, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind man, sat begging beside the way. 47And when he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and to say, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me.” 48And many admonished him to be quiet. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, take pity on me.” 49And Jesus, standing still, instructed him to be called. And they called the blind man, saying to him: “Be at peace. Arise. He is calling you.” 50And casting aside his garment, he leapt up and went to him. 51And in response, Jesus said to him, “What do you want, that I should do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Master, that I may see.” 52Then Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has made you whole.” And immediately he saw, and he followed him on the way.