'Laid the Foundation' in the Bible

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it was well built.

Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

And, "You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands;