And He builtHis sanctuarylikethe heights,Like the earthwhich He has foundedforever.
"And thishousewill becomea heapof ruins;everyonewho passesby will be astonishedand hissand say,Whyhas the LORDdonethusto thislandand to thishouse?'
Then KingDavidsaidto the entireassembly,"My sonSolomon,whom aloneGodhas chosen,is still youngand inexperiencedand the workis great;for the templeis not for man,but for the LORDGod.
and giveto my sonSolomona perfectheartto keepYour commandments,Your testimoniesand Your statutes,and to do[them] all,and to buildthe temple,for whichI have madeprovision."
to preparetimberin abundancefor me, for the housewhichI am about to build[will be] greatand wonderful.
The porchwhichwas in frontof the house was as longas the widthof the house,twentycubits,and the height120;and insidehe overlaidit with puregold.
"He stretchesout the northoveremptyspaceAnd hangsthe earthon nothing.
"Of oldYou foundedthe earth,And the heavensare the workof Your hands.
He establishedthe earthupon its foundations,So that it will not totterforeverand ever.
His foundationis in the holymountains.
"SurelyMy handfoundedthe earth,And My righthandspreadout the heavens;When I callto them, they standtogether.
"Liftup your eyesto the sky,Then lookto the earthbeneath;For the skywill vanishlike smoke,And the earthwill wearout like a garmentAnd its inhabitantswill diein likemanner;But My salvationwill be forever,And My righteousnesswill not wane.
ThenI sawa greatwhitethroneand Him who satupon it, from whosepresenceearthand heavenfled away,and noplacewas foundfor them.
"He raisesthe poorfrom the dust,He liftsthe needyfrom the ashheapTo make them sitwith nobles,And inherita seatof honor;For the pillarsof the earthare the LORD'S,And He setthe worldon them.
