'Heavens' in the Bible

He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion];The [Sovereign] Lord scoffs at them [and in supreme contempt He mocks them].

O Lord, our Lord,How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth!You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.

When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,The moon and the stars, which You have established,

He bowed the heavens also and came down;And thick darkness was under His feet.

The Lord also thundered in the heavens,And the Most High uttered His voice,Hailstones and coals of fire.

The heavens are telling of the glory of God;And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.

Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth,Their words to the end of the world.In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,

The sun’s rising is from one end of the heavens,And its circuit to the other end of them;And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

He summons the heavens above,And the earth, to judge His people:

And the heavens declare His righteousness,For God Himself is judge. Selah.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

For Your faithfulness and lovingkindness are great, reaching to the heavens,And Your truth to the clouds.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

The earth trembled;The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the [height of the] heavens,You who have done great things;O God, who is like You, [who is Your equal]?

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavensAnd by His [unlimited] power He guided the south wind.

And He built His sanctuary [exalted] like the heights [of the heavens],Like the earth which He has established forever.

They have given the dead bodies of Your servants as food to the birds of the heavens,The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.

For I have said, “Goodness and lovingkindness will be built up forever;In the heavens [unchangeable and majestic] You will establish Your faithfulness.”

For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?Who among the divine beings is like the Lord,

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;The world and all that is in it, You have founded and established them.

“It shall be established forever like the moon,And the witness in the heavens is ever faithful.” Selah.

For all the gods of the peoples are [worthless, lifeless] idols,But the Lord made the heavens.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;Let the sea roar, and all the things it contains;

The heavens declare His righteousness,And all the peoples see His glory and brilliance.

“At the beginning You founded the earth;The heavens are the work of Your hands.

For as the heavens are high above the earth,So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].

[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests;They lift up their voices and sing among the branches.

They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough];Their courage melted away in their misery.

For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens;Your truth reaches to the skies.

Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens,And Your glory above all the earth.

The Lord is high above all nations,And His glory above the heavens.

Who humbles Himself to regardThe heavens and the earth?

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,But the earth He has given to the children of men.

Lamedh.Forever, O Lord,Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].

Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—

To Him who made the heavens with skill,For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

Who covers the heavens with clouds,Who provides rain for the earth,Who makes grass grow on the mountains.

Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord from the heavens;Praise Him in the heights!

Praise Him, highest heavens,And the waters above the heavens!

Praise the Lord!Praise God in His sanctuary;Praise Him in His mighty heavens.