Then Godsaid,"Let there be an expansein the midstof the waters,and let it separatethe watersfrom the waters."
Then Godsaid,"Let there be lightsin the expanseof the heavensto separatethe dayfrom the night,and let them be for signsand for seasonsand for daysand years;
Then Godsaid,"Let the watersteemwith swarmsof livingcreatures,and let birdsflyabovethe earthin the openexpanseof the heavens."
"By His breaththe heavensare cleared;His handhas piercedthe fleeingserpent.
"Alsowith moistureHe loadsthe thickcloud;He dispersesthe cloudof His lightning.
"Can you, with Him, spreadout the skies,Strongas a moltenmirror?
CoveringYourself with lightas with a cloak,Stretchingout heavenlike a [tent] curtain.
PraiseHim, highestheavens,And the watersthat are abovethe heavens!
Praisethe LORD!PraiseGodin His sanctuary;PraiseHim in His mightyexpanse.
The heavensare tellingof the gloryof God;And their expanseis declaringthe workof His hands.
Dayto daypoursforthspeech,And nightto nightrevealsknowledge.
By the wordof the LORDthe heavenswere made,And by the breathof His mouthalltheir host.
For He spoke,and it was done;He commanded,and it stoodfast.
Ifthe cloudsare full,they pourout rainupon the earth;and whethera treefallstoward the southor toward the north,whereverthe treefalls,thereit lies.
It is He who sitsabovethe circleof the earth,And its inhabitantsare like grasshoppers,Who stretchesout the heavenslike a curtainAnd spreadsthem out like a tentto dwellin.
But the LORDis the true God;He is the livingGodand the everlastingKing.At His wraththe earthquakes,And the nationscannotendureHis indignation.
[It is] He who madethe earthby His power,Who establishedthe worldby His wisdom,And by His understandingHe stretchedout the heavens.
The burdenof the wordof the LORDconcerningIsrael.[Thus] declaresthe LORDwho stretchesout the heavens,laysthe foundationof the earth,and formsthe spiritof manwithinhim,
For when they maintainthis,it escapes their noticethat by the wordof God[the] heavensexistedlong agoand [the] earthwas formedout of waterand by water,
