Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Genesis 1:2 - English Standard Version 2016 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. American Standard Version (1901) And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Common English Bible the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters— Catholic Public Domain Version But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved over the waters. |
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired.
When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever;
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.
Like birds hovering, so the Lord of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will spare and rescue it.”
For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!): “I am the Lord, and there is no other.
I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.
Desolate! Desolation and ruin! Hearts melt and knees tremble; anguish is in all loins; all faces grow pale!
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions,