⁶ He shakes the earth^(A) from its place
    and makes its pillars tremble.^(B)

²¹ They will flee to caverns in the rocks^(A)
    and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(B)
    when he rises^(C) to shake the earth.^(D)

³ When the earth and all its people quake,^(A)
    it is I who hold its pillars^(B) firm.^[a]

⁴ “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?^(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.^(B)
5 Who marked off its dimensions?^(C) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line^(D) across it?
⁶ On what were its footings set,^(E)
    or who laid its cornerstone^(F)—
⁷ while the morning stars^(G) sang together^(H)
    and all the angels^[a](I) shouted for joy?^(J)

¹⁹ People will flee to caves^(A) in the rocks
    and to holes in the ground^(B)
from the fearful presence^(C) of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(D)
    when he rises to shake the earth.^(E)

¹¹ The pillars of the heavens quake,^(A)
    aghast at his rebuke.