- Genesis 1:1 (NIV):
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
- Psalm 19:1 (NIV):
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
- Isaiah 40:26 (NIV):
“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.”
- Psalm 147:4 (NIV):
“He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.”
- Job 26:7 (NIV):
“He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.”
- Isaiah 42:5 (NIV):
“This is what God the Lord says—the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it.”
- Psalm 8:3-4 (NIV):
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?”
- Colossians 1:16 (NIV):
“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.”
- Job 37:18 (NIV):
“Can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?”
- Psalm 8:1 (NIV):
“Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.”
- Psalm 33:6 (NIV):
“By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.”
- Psalm 104:24 (NIV):
“How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.”
- Hebrews 1:10 (NIV):
“He also says, ‘In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.'”
- Job 9:8 (NIV):
“He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.”
- Jeremiah 10:12 (NIV):
“But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.”
- Isaiah 45:12 (NIV):
“It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.”
- Nehemiah 9:6 (NIV):
“You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.”
- Psalm 136:5-9 (NIV):
“To him who by wisdom made the heavens, His love endures forever. who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever. who made the great lights—His love endures forever. the sun to govern the day, His love endures forever. the moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.”
- Amos 5:8 (NIV):
“He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land—the Lord is his name.”
- Psalm 104:2 (NIV):
“The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent.”
- Isaiah 40:22 (NIV):
“He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.”
- Psalm 136:5 (NIV):
“To him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
- Psalm 148:3-4 (NIV):
“Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.”
- Isaiah 48:13 (NIV):
“My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together.”
- Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV):
“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”
- Psalm 115:16 (NIV):
“The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind.”
- Isaiah 66:1 (NIV):
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?'”
- Revelation 4:11 (NIV):
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
- Psalm 33:9 (NIV):
“For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.”
- Psalm 136:5 (NIV):
“To him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever.”