Study Desk

Look, God does not even trust the angels. Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight.

Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens and their heads touch the clouds,

The heavens will reveal their guilt, and the earth will testify against them.

"God is so great—higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars.

"God is powerful and dreadful. He enforces peace in the heavens.

His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent.

for he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens.

It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction.

Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?

Can you direct the constellations through the seasons or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens?

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. O Lord , our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.

He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

For the choir director: A psalm of David. The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.

Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.

The sun rises at one end of the heavens and follows its course to the other end. Nothing can hide from its heat.

The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.

Your unfailing love, O Lord , is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.

He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people.

Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. Interlude

Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens! May your glory shine over all the earth.