"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation:

Hast

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

This is what the true God, the Lord, says -- the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:

Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.

Why do you forget the Lord, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor?

Oh, Lord God, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!

The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord -- he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person -- says,

The works

When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars -- the whole heavenly creation -- you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the Lord your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.

When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

General references

In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.

before the mountains were set in place -- before the hills -- I was born,

All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.