Psalms 136:6
He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.
BSB
ASV
To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
KJV
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters. Lifting it up from the mingled mass, the dank morass, the bottomless bog, of mixed land and sea; and so fitting it to be the abode of man. Who but the Lord could have wrought this marvel? Few even think of the divine wisdom and power which performed all this of old; yet, if a continent can be proved to have risen or fallen an inch within historic memory, the fact is recorded in the "transactions" of learned societies, and discussed at every gathering of philosophers.
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Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to…
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He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
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It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
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The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man…
Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
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Psalms 24:2For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
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Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves…
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Isaiah 44:24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
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This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to…
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Genesis 1:9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
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But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,