'Heavens' in the Bible
The heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.
This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.
that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
Moses stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.
"You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Behold, to Yahweh your God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.
that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
If [any of] your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of the heavens, from there will Yahweh your God gather you, and from there he will bring you back:
Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Of Joseph he said, "His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,
"There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.
Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns!"
Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.
But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?
"But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
and I said, "My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.
but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.'
You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.
He alone stretches out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea.
so man lies down and doesn't rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity. The earth shall rise up against him.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
His going forth is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends; There is nothing hidden from its heat.
By Yahweh's word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:
The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.
Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David.
To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."
The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.
Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.
Yahweh is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.
To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.
To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
Praise him, you heavens of heavens, You waters that are above the heavens.
let them praise the name of Yahweh, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: "I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in the wrath of Yahweh of Armies, and in the day of his fierce anger.
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Thus says God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it.
Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: "I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.
I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and I have commanded all their army.
For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am Yahweh; and there is no other.
Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.
Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering."
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and those who dwell therein shall die in the same way: but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
and have forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and tell Zion, 'You are my people.'"
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence,
"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me," says Yahweh, "so your seed and your name shall remain.
"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says Yahweh.
I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it."
You shall say this to them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you,
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens: