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25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)

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25 In the beginning(A) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(B) are the work of your hands.(C)

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Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath

When God began to create[a] the heavens and the earth,(A)

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  1. 1.1 Or In the beginning God created

11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.(A)

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11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,(A) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(B) on the seventh day.(C) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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10 And,

“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;(A)
11 they will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like clothing;(B)
12 like a cloak you will roll them up,
    and like clothing[a] they will be changed.
But you are the same,
    and your years will never end.”

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  1. 1.12 Other ancient authorities lack like clothing

10 He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)
11 They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.(B)
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,(C)
    and your years will never end.”[a](D)

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  1. Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25-27

17 “Ah Lord God! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.(A)

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17 “Ah, Sovereign Lord,(A) you have made the heavens and the earth(B) by your great power and outstretched arm.(C) Nothing is too hard(D) for you.

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Thus the heavens and the earth were finished and all their multitude.(A)

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Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.(A)

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Yet Jesus[a] is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.(A) (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)(B)

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  1. 3.3 Gk this one

Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses,(A) just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.(B)

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23 Ages ago I was set up,
    at the first, before the beginning of the earth.(A)
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
    when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
    before the hills, I was brought forth,(B)
26 when he had not yet made earth and fields[a]
    or the world’s first bits of soil.
27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
    when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,(C)
28 when he made firm the skies above,
    when he established the fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,(D)
30     then I was beside him, like a master worker,[b]
and I was daily his[c] delight,
    playing before him always,(E)
31 playing in his inhabited world
    and delighting in the human race.(F)

32 “And now, my children, listen to me:
    happy are those who keep my ways.(G)
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
    and do not neglect it.
34 Happy is the one who listens to me,
    watching daily at my gates,
    waiting beside my doors.(H)
35 For whoever finds me finds life
    and obtains favor from the Lord,(I)
36 but those who miss me injure themselves;
    all who hate me love death.”(J)

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  1. 8.26 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 8.30 Or little child
  3. 8.30 Gk: Heb lacks his

23 I was formed long ages ago,
    at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
    when there were no springs overflowing with water;(A)
25 before the mountains were settled in place,(B)
    before the hills, I was given birth,(C)
26 before he made the world or its fields
    or any of the dust of the earth.(D)
27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(E)
    when he marked out the horizon(F) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(G)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(H)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(I)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(J)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(K)
30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(L)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.(M)

32 “Now then, my children, listen(N) to me;
    blessed are(O) those who keep my ways.(P)
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
    do not disregard it.
34 Blessed are those who listen(Q) to me,
    watching daily at my doors,
    waiting at my doorway.
35 For those who find me(R) find life(S)
    and receive favor from the Lord.(T)
36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(U)
    all who hate me love death.”(V)

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens.(A)

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For all the gods of the nations are idols,(A)
    but the Lord made the heavens.(B)

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“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
    Tell me, if you have understanding.(A)
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
    Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
    or who laid its cornerstone(B)
when the morning stars sang together
    and all the heavenly beings[a] shouted for joy?(C)

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  1. 38.7 Heb sons of God

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

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  1. Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God