³⁰ When you give them your breath,^[a] life is created,
    and you renew the face of the earth.

¹⁸ For the Lord is God,
    and he created the heavens and earth
    and put everything in place.
He made the world to be lived in,
    not to be a place of empty chaos.
“I am the Lord,” he says,
    “and there is no other.

⁶ The Lord merely spoke,
    and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word,
    and all the stars were born.

⁷ God stretches the northern sky over empty space
    and hangs the earth on nothing.

¹⁴ These are just the beginning of all that he does,
    merely a whisper of his power.
    Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?”

¹⁰ Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined.
    Hearts melt and knees shake.
The people stand aghast,
    their faces pale and trembling.