And, "You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.
Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.
For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.
whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens."
It will happen in that day, I will respond," says the LORD, "I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth;
Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for the LORD has spoken: "I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in the wrath of the LORD of Armies, and in the day of his fierce anger.
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Thus says God the LORD, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it.
Sing, you heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: "I am the LORD, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and I have commanded all their army.
For thus says the LORD who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the LORD; and there is no other.
Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.
Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering."
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and those who dwell therein shall die in the same way: but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
and have forgotten the LORD your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and tell Zion, 'You are my people.'"
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence,
"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me," says the LORD, "so your seed and your name shall remain.
neither can they show signs in the heavens among the heathen, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon.
"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says the LORD.
I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it."
You shall say this to them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Ah Lord the LORD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you,
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come to her from the north, says the LORD.
He alone stretches out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea.
so man lies down and doesn't rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity. The earth shall rise up against him.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
the LORD will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but the LORD will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.
You will pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of the LORD.
Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.
men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.'
You are the LORD, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.
By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
the LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
His going forth is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends; There is nothing hidden from its heat.
By the LORD's word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
Your loving kindness, the LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:
The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.
Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David.
To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."
The heavens will praise your wonders, the LORD; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.
Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
the LORD has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.
the LORD is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; but the earth has he given to the children of men.
To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.
To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:
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