48 Bible Verses about Astronomy

He commands the sun so that it doesn't shine and seals up the stars. He alone spreads out the heavens, he walks on the waves of the sea. He created Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the southern constellations.

"Lift your eyes up to heaven and see who created all these the one who leads out their vast array of stars by number, calling them all by name because of his great might and his powerful strength and not one is missing."

With this the heavens and the earth were completed, including all of their vast array.

You see, heaven even the highest heavens belongs to the LORD, along with the earth and all that is in it,

For all of the gods of the other nations are mere idols, but the LORD fashioned the heavens!

"You are the LORD; you alone crafted the heavens, the highest heavens with all of their armies; the earth, and everything in it; the seas, and everything in them; you keep giving all of them life, and the army of heaven continuously worships you.

"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!

Behold, even the moon isn't bright, and the stars aren't pure in his eyes.

He has enclosed the face of the full moon and spread his clouds over it.

The heavens are declaring the glory of God, and their expanse shows the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech, night after night they reveal knowledge. There is no speech nor are there words their voice is not heard read more.
yet their message goes out into all the world, and their words to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent for the sun in the heavens, which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, or like a champion who rejoices at the beginning of a race. Its circuit is from one end of the sky to the other, and nothing is hidden from its heat.

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; all the heavenly bodies by the breath of his mouth.

Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun.

Even the heavens praise your awesome deeds, LORD, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.

For all the gods of the nations are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.

you are wrapped in light like a garment, stretching out the sky like a curtain.

to the one who by wisdom made the heavens, for his gracious love is everlasting

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.

By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, and by understanding he set the heavens in place.

Watch! I will make the shadow on the steps of the upper dial of Ahaz that marks the sun go ten steps backwards."'" Then the sunlight turned back on the dial the ten steps by which it had gone down.

I myself made the earth and personally created humankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the skies; I marshaled all their starry hosts."

This is what the LORD says, who gives the sun for light by day, the laws that govern the moon and stars for light by night, and who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name:

so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

And, "In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

When I look at the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you established what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?

God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light. God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness, calling the light "day," and the darkness "night." The twilight and the dawn were day one.

Blow the ram's horn when there is a New Moon, when there is a full moon, on our festival day,

He made the moon to mark time; the sun knows its setting time.

"Can you bind the chains of Pleiades or loosen the cords of Orion? Can you bring out constellations in their season? Can you guide the Bear with her cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you regulate their authority over the earth?

The sun will be given over to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and terrifying Day of the LORD.

"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.

For the stars of the heavens and their constellations won't shine their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon won't shine its light.

Then the moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed, for the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem; and in the presence of its elders there will be glory."

Moreover, the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the sun's light will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the LORD binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.

The valleys will be split, all the stars in the heavens will fall down, and the skies will be rolled up like a scroll. All their starry host will fade away like leaves withering on a vine, or fruit withering on a fig tree.

"Lift up your eyes, you heavens and look to the earth beneath; and see who created these. Its inhabitants will die just like this; but my salvation will be forever, and my deliverance will never fail.

For the coastlands will look to me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring my children from far away, their silver and gold with them, to the name of the LORD your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you. "Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in my anger I struck you down, in my favor I have shown you mercy. Your gates will always stand open by day or night, and they will not be shut, so that nations will bring you their wealth, with their kings led in procession.read more.
For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be utterly ruined. "He has given you the glory of Lebanon, and it will come to you, the cypress, and the plane tree, and the pine, to adorn the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. "All the descendants of those who oppressed you will come bending low before you, and all those who despised you will bow down at your feet. They'll call you "The City of the LORD,' "Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'" "Although you have been forsaken and despised, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride, the joy of all generations. You'll suck the milk of nations, You'll suck the breasts of kings. Then you will realize that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. "Instead of bronze, I'll bring gold, and instead of iron, I'll bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I'll appoint peace as your supervisor and righteousness as your taskmaster. Then violence will no longer be heard in your land, nor devastation or destruction within your borders; but you'll call your walls "Salvation', and your gates "Praise'. "The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness will the moon shine on you by night for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun won't set, nor will your moon withdraw itself for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning will end.

When I extinguish your lights, I'll cover the heavens and darken their stars. I'll cover the sun with a cloud and the moon won't reflect its light. I'll darken the bright lights in the sky above you and bring darkness to your territory,' declares the Lord GOD.

"The land quivers in their presence; even the heavens shake. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.

The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.

It will come about at that time," declares the Lord GOD, "I will cause the sun to set at noon and the earth to darken in the daylight.

The sun will become dark, and the moon turn to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.

When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, one-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. One-third of the day was kept from having light, as was the night.

Then the LORD took him outside. "Look up at the sky and count the stars if you can!" he said. "Your descendants will be that numerous."

One kind of splendor belongs to the sun, another to the moon, and still another to the stars. In fact, one star differs from another star in splendor.

They are wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their own shame. They are wandering stars for whom the deepest darkness has been reserved forever.