The Earth

Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants <FI>are<Fi> as grasshoppers, He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens, And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

And after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree;

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. The heavens <FI>are<Fi> recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse <FI>is<Fi> declaring.

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

In His preparing the heavens I <FI>am<Fi> there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

Lift up on high your eyes, And see--who hath prepared these? He who is bringing out by number their host, To all of them by name He calleth, By abundance of strength (And <FI>he is<Fi> strong in power) not one is lacking.

And He hath lifted up an ensign to nations, And gathereth the driven away of Israel, And the scattered of Judah He assembleth, From the four wings of the earth.

A Psalm of David. To Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause <FI>them<Fi> to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created, — read the full passage →

Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.

And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host; — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

Jehovah hath reigned, Excellency He hath put on, Jehovah put on strength, He girded Himself, Also--established is the world, unmoved.

Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.

And God saith, `Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.

Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds--strong as a hard mirror!

The maker of the earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens,

Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on. — read the full passage →

Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light <FI>is<Fi> over the skirts of the earth.

for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that <FI>is<Fi> in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it.

the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

and the nations were angry, and Thine anger did come, and the time of the dead, to be judged, and to give the reward to Thy servants, to the prophets, and to the saints, and to those fearing Thy name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy those who are destroying the land.'

And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day the sixth.

Also, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together.

Be pained before Him, all the earth:

`Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth by Thy great power, and by Thy stretched-out arm; there is nothing too wonderful for Thee:

For, lo, I am creating new heavens, and a new earth, And the former things are not remembered, Nor do they ascend on the heart.

I made earth, and man on it prepared, I--My hands stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.

Thou <FI>art<Fi> He, O Jehovah, Thyself--Thou hast made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that <FI>are<Fi> on it, the seas and all that <FI>are<Fi> in them, and Thou art keeping all of them alive, and the host of the heavens to Thee are bowing themselves.

And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

Who is building in the heavens His upper chambers; As to His troop, Upon earth He hath founded it, Who is calling for the waters of the sea, And poureth them out on the face of the land, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His name.

Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: `I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth--who <FI>is<Fi> with Me?

Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I--I have pondered its pillars. Selah.

For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him--'

For thus said Jehovah, Creator of heaven, He is God, Former of earth, and its Maker, He established it--not empty He prepared it, For inhabiting He formed it: `I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, and there is none else.

From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone.

And yet, ask, I pray thee, <FI>One of<Fi> the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee. — read the full passage →

And God saith, `Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,

Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.

In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day have been broken up all fountains of the great deep, and the net-work of the heavens hath been opened,

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

Say among nations, `Jehovah hath reigned, Also--established is the world, unmoved, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.'

Thick clouds <FI>are<Fi> a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,

for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there.

Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands <FI>are<Fi> the heavens.

To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,

And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.

and the sun standeth still, and the moon hath stood--till the nation taketh vengeance <FI>on<Fi> its enemies; is it not written on the Book of the Upright, `and the sun standeth in the midst of the heavens, and hath not hasted to go in--as a perfect day?'

And God saith, `Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years, — read the full passage →

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

And I look, and lo, on the expanse that <FI>is<Fi> above the head of the cherubs, as a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne, He hath been seen over them.

Thus said Jehovah: The heavens <FI>are<Fi> My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where <FI>is<Fi> this--the house that ye build for Me? And where <FI>is<Fi> this--the place--My rest?

Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in it.

And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

And above the expanse that <FI>is<Fi> over their head, as an appearance of a sapphire stone, <FI>is<Fi> the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne a likeness, as the appearance of man upon it from above.

And a likeness <FI>is<Fi> over the heads of the living creatures of an expanse, as the colour of the fearful ice, stretched out over their heads from above. — read the full passage →

`Lo, to Jehovah thy God <FI>are<Fi> the heavens and the heavens of the heavens, the earth and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it;

And God calleth to the expanse `Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day second.

and God saith, `Let light be;' and light is.

The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> cruel.

And yet, ask, I pray thee, <FI>One of<Fi> the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee. — read the full passage →

The heavens joy, and the earth is joyful, The sea and its fulness roar. — read the full passage →

And God calleth to the dry land `Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called `Seas;' and God seeth that <FI>it is<Fi> good.

Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!

Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they--the high place of the people of the land. — read the full passage →

I confess Thee, because that <FI>with<Fi> wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, And my soul is knowing <FI>it<Fi> well.

Thine <FI>are<Fi> the heavens--the earth also <FI>is<Fi> Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.

And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.

Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.

`And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;

Covering himself <FI>with<Fi> light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

He hath remembered His kindness, And His faithfulness to the house of Israel, All ends of earth have seen the salvation of our God.

God doth bless us, and all ends of earth fear Him!

Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God. — read the full passage →

Then speaketh Joshua to Jehovah in the day of Jehovah's giving up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he saith, before the eyes of Israel, `Sun--in Gibeon stand still; and moon--in the valley of Ajalon;'

and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.

and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth--as a fig-tree doth cast her winter figs, by a great wind being shaken--

because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,

And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

The burden of a word of Jehovah on Israel. An affirmation of Jehovah, Stretching out heaven, and founding earth, And forming the spirit of man in his midst.

Turn to Me, and be saved, all ends of the earth, For I <FI>am<Fi> God, and there is none else.

Evil they do not, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For full hath been the earth with the knowledge of Jehovah, As the waters are covering the sea.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. The heavens <FI>are<Fi> recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse <FI>is<Fi> declaring. — read the full passage →

Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest <FI>it<Fi> to them, — read the full passage →

And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.

Lo, I am bringing back the shadow of the degrees that it hath gone down on the degrees of Ahaz, by the sun, backward ten degrees:' and the sun turneth back ten degrees in the degrees that it had gone down.

Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.

In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,