if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.

Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.

He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.

They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. A Song.

On the holy mount stands the city he founded;

The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him,

Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.

Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.

Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem, how they said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare, down to its foundations!”