'Earth' in the Bible

You have set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.

He waters the mountains from his heavenly rooms; the earth is satisfied from the fruit of your work.

How numerous are your works, LORD! You have made them all wisely; the earth is filled with your creations.

When you send your spirit, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the earth.

He looks at the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they smoke.

He is the LORD our God; his judgments extend to the entire earth.

The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, closing over Abiram's clan.

May you be exalted above the heavens, God, and your glory be over all the earth.

May what they have done be continually in the LORD's presence; and may their memory be excised from the earth.

yet stooping low to observe the sky and the earth?

Tremble then, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

May you be blessed by the LORD, who made the heavens and the earth.

The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but he gave the earth to human beings.

Since I am a stranger on the earth, do not hide your commands from me.

LORD, the earth overflows with your gracious love! Teach me your statutes. Teth

Though the arrogant nearly destroyed me on earth, I did not abandon your precepts.

Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation. You established the earth, and it stands firm.

You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love your decrees.

My help is from the LORD, maker of heaven and earth.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. A Song of Ascents

May the LORD who fashions heaven and earth bless you from Zion.

The LORD does whatever pleases him in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all its deep regions.

He makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, fashioning lightning for the rain, bringing the wind from his storehouses.

to the one who spread out the earth over the waters, for his gracious love is everlasting

LORD, all the kings of the earth will give you thanks, for they have heard what you have spoken.

My frame was not hidden from you while I was being crafted in a hidden place, knit together in the depths of the earth.

Just as one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered near the entrance to the place of the dead.

So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."

maker of heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them, forever the guardian of truth,

He shields the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth and making grass grow on the hills.

He sends out his command to the earth, making his word go forth quickly.

Praise the LORD, you from the earth, you creatures of the sea and all you depths,

earthly kings and all nations, nobles and all court officials of the earth,

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is lifted up; his majesty transcends earth and heaven.

Even though he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the world's first grains of dust,

when he set a boundary for the sea so the waters would not exceed his limits, when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

Just as the heavens are high and earth is deep, so the heart of a king is unfathomable.

Who has ascended to heaven, and then descended? Who has collected the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped up waters in a garment? Who has established all the farthest points of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!

Some people have swords for teeth and knives for fangs to devour the afflicted from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

The afterlife, the barren womb, earth that still demands water, and fire they never say, "Enough".

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot remain steady:

Four things on earth are small, but they are very, very wise:

What does a man gain from all of the work that he undertakes on earth?

A generation goes, a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.

Whatever has happened, will happen again; whatever has been done, will be done again. There is nothing new on earth.

I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless like chasing after the wind.

Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.

So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind.

Then I despised everything I had worked for on earth, that is, the things that I will leave to the person who will succeed me.

And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Either way, he will take possession of everything that I have done on earth, especially where I have excelled. This also is pointless.

So I came to be in despair about everything I had accomplished on earth.

For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

Who knows whether the spirit of human beings ascends, and whether the spirit of animals descends to the earth?

Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

Better than both of them is someone who has not yet been born, because he hasn't experienced evil on earth.

Then I turned to re-examine something else that is pointless on earth:

I observed everyone who lives and walks on earth, along with the youth who will take the king's place.

Don't be impulsive with your mouth nor be in a hurry to talk in God's presence. Since God is in heaven and you're on earth, keep your speech short.

I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,

Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person's work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which God gives him, for this is his allotment.

There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings:

Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?

For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.

I observed all this, and carefully considered everything that is undertaken on earth, especially the time when someone dominates another to his detriment.

Here is a pointless thing that happens on earth: A righteous man receives what happens to the wicked, and a wicked man receives what happens to the righteous. I concluded that this, too, is pointless.

So then I recommended enjoyment of life, because it is better on earth for a man to eat, drink, and be happy, since this will stay with him throughout his struggle all the days of his life, which God grants him on earth.

When I dedicated myself to experience wisdom and to observe what is undertaken on earth even going without sleep day and night

I saw all of it as the activity of God. Frankly, a human being cannot understand what happens on earth, because however hard a man works to discover it, he will not find out. Despite what he thinks he knows, he will not be able to figure it out.

There is a tragedy that infects everything that happens on earth: a common event happens to everyone. In fact, the hearts of human beings are full of evil. Madness remains in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead.

Furthermore, their love, their hate, and their envy have been long lost. Never again will they have a part in what happens on earth.

Find joy in living with your wife whom you love every day of your pointless life that God gave you on earth, because this is your life assignment and your work to do on earth.

I considered and observed on earth the following: The race doesn't go to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor food to the wise, nor wealth to the smart, nor recognition to the skilled. Instead, timing and circumstances meet them all.

I also observed this example of wisdom on earth, and it seemed important to me:

Here's another tragedy that I've observed on earth, a kind of error that comes from an overseer:

If the clouds are full of rain, they will pour out on the earth; if a tree falls toward the south or the north, wherever it falls, there it will lay.

then man's dust will go back to the earth, returning to what it was, and the spirit will return to the God who gave it.

Listen, you heavens, and let the earth pay attention, because the LORD has spoken: "I reared children and brought them to adulthood, but then they rebelled against me.

"They will enter caverns in the rocks and holes in the ground to escape the presence of the terror of the LORD, to escape the splendor of his majesty when he arises to terrify the earth.

They will enter caverns in the rocks and clefts in the cliffs, to escape the terror of the LORD and to escape the splendor of his majesty, when he arises to terrorize the earth.

The LORD will signal for nations far away, whistling for them to come from the ends of the earth. Look how quickly and how swiftly they come!

They kept on calling to each other: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!"

or they'll look toward the earth, but they'll see only distress and darkness, the gloom that comes from anguish, and then they'll be thrown into total darkness."

My hand has found, as if in a nest, the wealth of the people; and as one gathers eggs that have been abandoned, so I have gathered all the inhabitants of the earth. Nothing moved a wing, opened its mouth, or chirped.'

but with righteousness he will judge the needy, and decide with equity for earth's poor. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and the wicked will be killed with the breath of his lips.

They will neither harm nor destroy on my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."

He will raise a banner for the nations and will assemble the dispersed of Israel; he will gather the scattered people of Judah from the corners of the earth.

Watch out! The Day of the LORD is coming cruel, with wrath and fierce anger to turn the entire inhabited earth into a desolation and to annihilate sinners from it.

Therefore I'll make the heavens tremble. The earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, at the time of his burning anger.

The entire earth is at rest and peace; its inhabitants break into song.

"How you have fallen from heaven, Day Star, son of the Dawn! How you have been thrown down to earth, you who laid low the nation!

"Those who see you will stare at you. They will wonder about you: "Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who made kingdoms quake,

Prepare a massacre for his sons because of the guilt of their forefathers! They are not to rise and inherit the earth, and cover the surface of the world with cities."

"This is what I've planned for the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.

All you inhabitants of the world, you who live on the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you'll see it. When a trumpet sounds, you'll hear it!

At that time, Israel will be in a triple alliance with Egypt and Assyria; they will be a blessing in the midst of the earth.

Who has planned this against Tyre, that bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the most renowned on earth?

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has planned it to neutralize all the hubris of grandeur, to discredit all the renowned men of earth.

At the end of 70 years, the LORD will deal with Tyre, at which time she'll return to her courtesan's trade, and prostitute herself with the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth.