The earthwas formlessand void,and darknesswas overthe surfaceof the deep,and the Spiritof Godwas movingoverthe surfaceof the waters.
"Behold,theseare the fringesof His ways;And howfainta wordwe hearof Him! But His mightythunder,whocan understand?"
"He stretchesout the northoveremptyspaceAnd hangsthe earthon nothing.
When I madea cloudits garmentAnd thickdarknessits swaddlingband,
"Behindhim he makes a waketo shine;One would thinkthe deepto be gray-haired.
You sendforth Your Spirit,they are created;And You renewthe faceof the ground.
You coveredit with the deepas with a garment;The waterswere standingabovethe mountains.
To Him who spreadout the earthabovethe waters,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting;
Praisethe LORDfrom the earth,Seamonstersand alldeeps;
By the wordof the LORDthe heavenswere made,And by the breathof His mouthalltheir host.
"When therewere nodepthsI was broughtforth,When therewere nospringsaboundingwith water.
Like flyingbirdssothe LORDof hostswill protectJerusalem.He will protectand deliver[it]; He will passoverand rescue[it].
For thussaysthe LORD,who createdthe heavens(He is the Godwho formedthe earthand madeit, He establishedit [and] did not createit a wasteplace,[but] formedit to be inhabited),"I am the LORD,and thereis noneelse.
I lookedon the earth,and behold,[it was] formlessand void;And to the heavens,and they hadnolight.
She is emptied!Yes, she is desolateand waste!Heartsare meltingand kneesknocking!Also anguishis in the wholebodyAnd alltheir facesare grownpale!
For God,who said,"Lightshall shineout of darkness,"is the One whohas shonein our heartsto give the Lightof the knowledgeof the gloryof Godin the faceof Christ.
"Like an eaglethat stirsup its nest,That hoversoverits young,He spreadHis wingsand caughtthem, He carriedthem on His pinions.
