And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.

And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork.

And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

Praise ye LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in the firmament of his power.

And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like awesome crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above.

And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.