Study Desk

"It is hidden from the eyes of all the living And concealed from the birds of the heavens.

"For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.

"Look to the heavens and see; And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you.

Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'

"Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens], The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,

"Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth?

"Who can count the clouds by [earthly] wisdom, Or pour out the water jars of the heavens,

"He looks on everything that is high [without terror]; He is monarch over all the sons of pride. [And now, Job, who are you who does not dare to disturb the beast, yet who dares resist Me, the beast's creator? Everything under the heavens is Mine; therefore, who can have a claim against God?]"

He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion]; The [Sovereign] Lord scoffs at them [and in supreme contempt He mocks them].

O LORD, our Lord, How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.

When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established,

He bowed the heavens also and came down; And thick darkness was under His feet.

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.

Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth, Their words to the end of the world. In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,

The sun's rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:

And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.