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And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.

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So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.(A) And it was so.(B)

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28 I was there when he set the clouds above,
    when he established springs deep in the earth.
29 I was there when he set the limits of the seas,
    so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,

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28 when he established the clouds above(A)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(B)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(C)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(D)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(E)

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Praise him, skies above!
    Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!

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

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27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”

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27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

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“Who kept the sea inside its boundaries
    as it burst from the womb,
and as I clothed it with clouds
    and wrapped it in thick darkness?
10 For I locked it behind barred gates,
    limiting its shores.
11 I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come.
    Here your proud waves must stop!’

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“Who shut up the sea behind doors(A)
    when it burst forth from the womb,(B)
when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,(C)
10 when I fixed limits for it(D)
    and set its doors and bars in place,(E)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(F)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?(G)

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Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.

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And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(A) and let dry ground(B) appear.” And it was so.(C)

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When clouds are heavy, the rains come down.
    Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.

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If clouds are full of water,
    they pour rain on the earth.
Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,
    in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

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He wraps the rain in his thick clouds,
    and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.

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He wraps up the waters(A) in his clouds,(B)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

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24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened.

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24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures(A) according to their kinds:(B) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.(C)

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15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.

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15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.(A)

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11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.

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11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:(A) seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.(B)” And it was so.(C)

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10 You make springs pour water into the ravines,
    so streams gush down from the mountains.

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10 He makes springs(A) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.

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