"He stretchesout the northoveremptyspaceAnd hangsthe earthon nothing.
"On whatwere its basessunk?Orwholaidits cornerstone,
Who alonestretchesout the heavensAnd tramplesdownthe wavesof the sea;
For He has foundedit upon the seasAnd establishedit upon the rivers.
The northand the south,You have createdthem; Taborand Hermonshoutfor joyat Your name.
You have a strongarm;Your handis mighty,Your righthandis exalted.
Do you not know?Have you not heard?Has it not been declaredto you from the beginning?Have you not understoodfrom the foundationsof the earth?
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.
Liftup your eyeson highAnd seewhohas createdthese[stars], The One who leadsforththeir hostby number,He callsthem allby name;Becauseof the greatnessof His mightand the strengthof [His] power,Not one[of them] is missing.
ThussaysGodthe LORD,Who createdthe heavensand stretchedthem out, Who spreadout the earthand its offspring,Who givesbreathto the peopleon it And spiritto those who walkin it,
The burdenof the wordof the LORDconcerningIsrael.[Thus] declaresthe LORDwho stretchesout the heavens,laysthe foundationof the earth,and formsthe spiritof manwithinhim,
