"Can you, with Him, spreadout the skies,Strongas a moltenmirror?
You whosegarmentsare hot,When the landis stillbecauseof the southwind?
CoveringYourself with lightas with a cloak,Stretchingout heavenlike a [tent] curtain.
Praisethe LORD!PraiseGodin His sanctuary;PraiseHim in His mightyexpanse.
Moreover, he madethe laverof bronzewith its baseof bronze,from the mirrorsof the servingwomen whoservedat the doorwayof the tentof meeting.
"When He establishedthe heavens,I was there,When He inscribeda circleon the faceof the deep,
Whohas measuredthe watersin the hollowof His hand,And markedoffthe heavensby the span,And calculatedthe dustof the earthby the measure,And weighedthe mountainsin a balanceAnd the hillsin a pair of scales?
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.
Thussaysthe LORD,your Redeemer,and the one who formedyou from the womb,"I, the LORD,am the makerof allthings,Stretchingout the heavensby MyselfAnd spreadingout the earthallalone,
"It is I who madethe earth,and createdmanupon it. I stretchedout the heavenswith My handsAnd I ordainedalltheir host.
[It is] He who madethe earthby His power,Who establishedthe worldby His wisdom;And by His understandingHe has stretchedout the heavens.
The burdenof the wordof the LORDconcerningIsrael.[Thus] declaresthe LORDwho stretchesout the heavens,laysthe foundationof the earth,and formsthe spiritof manwithinhim,
