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In Psalm 19, the heavens declare God's glory. In 3 Enoch, stars leave the sky to sing in God's presence, giving that praise actual singers and a daily time for their heavenly worship.
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1000+ CE
Psalms 19:1
Hebrew Bible
1 For the music director, a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork. 2 Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness. 3 There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard. 4 Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun. 5 Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course. 6 It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.
3 Enoch 46:3
Hebrew Book of Enoch
Pseudepigrapha, Apocalypses
And they all enter in counted order under the guidance of (lit. through, by the hands of) RAHATIEL to Raqia' ha-shSHamayim to serve the world. And they go out in counted order to praise the Holy One, blessed be He, with songs and hymns, according as it is written (Ps. xix. 1): "The heavens declare the glory of God". But in the time to come the Holy One, blessed be He, will create them anew, as it is written (Lam. iii. 23): "They are new every morning". And they open their mouth and utter a song. Which is the song that they utter? (Ps. viii. 3): "When I consider your heavens".
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Notes and References
“... j . "Counted in . . . counted out": I.e. in the
evening they enter the sky to give light to the
world; in the morning they depart and ascend to
the throne to praise God. Cf. MidraS Tehillim
19:7 (to Ps 19:3) (ed. Buber, 83b) for the stars
worshiping God during the day. ...”
Philip S. Alexander
"3 (Hebrew Apocalypse of) Enoch" in James H. Charlesworth (ed.) The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Volume 1
(p. 299) Doubleday, 1983
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