¹⁸ For this is what the Lord says—
he who created the heavens,
    he is God;
he who fashioned and made the earth,^(A)
    he founded it;
he did not create it to be empty,^(B)
    but formed it to be inhabited^(C)—
he says:
“I am the Lord,
    and there is no other.^(D)

¹¹ “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,^(A)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”^(B)

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.^(A)

⁴ “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?^(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.^(B)

⁵ This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,^(A) who stretches them out,
    who spreads out the earth^(B) with all that springs from it,^(C)
    who gives breath^(D) to its people,
    and life to those who walk on it: