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And the heavens and the earth were finished, and the whole world of them.

Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the Lord thy God, the earth and all things that are in it.

Rejoice, ye heavens, with him, and let all the angels of God worship him; rejoice ye Gentiles, with his people, and let all the sons of God strengthen themselves in him; for he will avenge the blood of his sons, and he will render vengeance, and recompense justice to his enemies, and will reward them that hate him; and the Lord shall purge the land of his people.

The Lord will weaken his adversary; the Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this, to understand and know the Lord, and to execute judgement and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ.

And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and there was darkness under his feet.

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, how much less even this house which I have built to thy name?

For all the gods of the nations are idols; but our God made the heavens.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult; and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns.

And who will be able to build him a house? for the heaven and heaven of heavens do not bear his glory: and who am I, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?

For will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and the heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, what then is this house which I have built?

And Esdras said, Thou art the only true Lord; thou madest the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, and all their array, the earth, and all things that are in it, the seas, and all things in them; and thou quickenest all things, and the hosts of heaven worship thee.

Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.

The ancient heavens shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: he has fixed a time to cattle, and they know the order of rest. Yet by all these things thy understanding is not astonished, neither is thy mind disturbed in thy body.

Wilt thou establish with him foundations for the ancient heavens? they are strong as a molten mirror.

But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds.

He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them.

O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! for thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens.

For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.