Psalm 2:4
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4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord has them in derision.(A)
Psalm 37:13
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13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that their day is coming.(A)
Psalm 59:8
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8 But you laugh at them, O Lord;
you hold all the nations in derision.(A)
Isaiah 40:22
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22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
and spreads them like a tent to live in,(A)
Proverbs 1:26
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26 I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when panic strikes you,(A)
Psalm 11:4
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4 The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes behold; his gaze examines humankind.(A)
Isaiah 57:15
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15 For thus says the high and lofty one
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
I dwell in the high and holy place
and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble
and to revive the heart of the contrite.(A)
Psalm 53:5
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5 There they shall be in great terror,
in terror such as has not been.
For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly;[a]
they will be put to shame,[b] for God has rejected them.(A)
Psalm 115:3
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3 Our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he pleases.(A)
Psalm 68:33
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33 O rider in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
listen, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.(A)
Isaiah 66:1
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The Worship God Demands
66 Thus says the Lord:
Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool;
so what kind of house could you build for me,
what sort of place for me to rest?(A)
2 Kings 19:21
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21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:
She despises you; she scorns you—
virgin daughter Zion;
she tosses her head—behind your back,
daughter Jerusalem.(A)
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