And God said,(A) “Let there be a vault(B) between the waters(C) to separate water from water.”

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And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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

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18 can you join him in spreading out the skies,(A)
    hard as a mirror of cast bronze?(B)

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18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

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He spreads out the northern skies(A) over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.(B)
He wraps up the waters(C) in his clouds,(D)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

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He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

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15 “He made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(A)
    and stretched(B) out the heavens by his understanding.(C)

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15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

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12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(E) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(F) with the rain(G)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(H)

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12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

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The Lord wraps(A) himself in light(B) as with a garment;
    he stretches(C) out the heavens(D) like a tent(E)

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Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

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For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,(A) and it stood firm.

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For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

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Praise him, you highest heavens(A)
    and you waters above the skies.(B)

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Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

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who by his understanding(A) made the heavens,(B)
His love endures forever.
who spread out the earth(C) upon the waters,(D)
His love endures forever.

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To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed

12 A prophecy:(A) The word of the Lord concerning Israel.

The Lord, who stretches out the heavens,(B) who lays the foundation of the earth,(C) and who forms the human spirit within a person,(D) declares:

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12 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

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Psalm 19[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The heavens(A) declare(B) the glory of God;(C)
    the skies(D) proclaim the work of his hands.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.

19 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

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20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(A) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(B)

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20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

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