Job 22:12
New Living Translation
12 “God is so great—higher than the heavens,
higher than the farthest stars.
Isaiah 66:1
New Living Translation
66 This is what the Lord says:
“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?
Could you build me such a resting place?
Ecclesiastes 5:2
New Living Translation
2 [a]Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.
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- 5:2 Verses 5:2-20 are numbered 5:1-19 in Hebrew text.
Psalm 8:3-4
New Living Translation
3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—
4 what are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?[a]
Footnotes
- 8:4 Hebrew what is man that you should think of him, / the son of man that you should care for him?
Job 11:8
New Living Translation
8 Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—
and who are you?
It is deeper than the underworld[a]—
what do you know?
Footnotes
- 11:8 Hebrew than Sheol.
Isaiah 57:15
New Living Translation
15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
Psalm 115:16
New Living Translation
16 The heavens belong to the Lord,
but he has given the earth to all humanity.
Psalm 115:3
New Living Translation
3 Our God is in the heavens,
and he does as he wishes.
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