Psalm 104:5-9 Part 1 of 2

You placed the world on its foundation

    so it would never be moved.

You clothed the earth with floods of water,

    water that covered even the mountains.

At your command, the water fled;

    at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.

Mountains rose and valleys sank

    to the levels you decreed.

Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, 

    so they would never again cover the earth.

 

You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved.

Job 38:4   

"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

    Tell me if you know so much."  (see all chapter 38)

Psalm 24:1-2  

The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it.

    The world and all its people belong to him.

For he laid the earth's foundation on the seas

    and built it on the ocean depths.  (see all Psalm 24)

Psalm 102:25  

Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth

    and made the heavens with your hands.  (see all Psalm 102)

Proverbs 30:4  

Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down?

    Who holds the winds in his fists?

Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak?

    Who has created the whole wide world?

What is his name--and his son's name?

    Tell me if you know!  (see all chapter 30)

 

You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains. 

Genesis 1:2  The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.  (see all chapter 1)

Genesis 7:19  Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on earth.  (see all chapter 7)

Isaiah 45:18  

For the LORD is God,

    and he created the heavens and the earth

    and put everything in place.

He made the world to be lived in,

    not to be a place of empty chaos.

"I am the LORD," he says,

    "and there is no other."  (see all chapter 45)

2 Peter 3:5-6  They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water.  (see all chapter 3)

 

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Psalm 104:1-4 Part 3 of 3

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

O LORD my God, how great you are!

    You are robed with honor and majesty.

    You are dressed in a robe of light.

You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;

    you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.

You make the clouds your chariot;

    you ride upon the wings of the wind.

The winds are your messengers;

    flames of fire your servants.

 

You make the clouds your chariot; you ride upon the wings of the wind. The winds are your messengers; flames of fire your servants.

2 Samuel 22:10   

"He opened the heavens and came down;

    dark storm clouds were beneath his feet."  (see all chapter 22)

Psalm 68:4  

Sing praises to God and to his name!

    Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.

His name is the LORD--

    rejoice in his presence!  

Psalm 68:33  

Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,

    his mighty voice thundering from the sky.  (see all Psalm 68)

Daniel 7:13  As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence.  (see all chapter 7)

Psalm 78:26  

He released the east wind in the heavens

    and guided the south wind by his mighty power.  (see all Psalm 78)

Psalm 135:7  

He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth.

    He sends the lightning with the rain

    and releases the wind from his storehouses.  (see all Psalm 135)

2 Kings 2:11  As they were walking along and talking suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.  

(see all chapter 2)

Hebrews 1:7  Regarding angels he says,

    "He sends his angels like the winds,

        his servants like flames of fire."  (see all chapter 1)

Deuteronomy 33:26  

"There is no one like the God of Israel.

    He rides across the heavens to help you,

    across the skies in majestic splendor."  (see all chapter 33)

Genesis 3:24  After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.  

(see all chapter 3)

 

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Psalm 104:1-4 Part 2 of 3

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

O LORD my God, how great you are!

    You are robed with honor and majesty.

    You are dressed in a robe of light.

You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;

    you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.

You make the clouds your chariot;

    you ride upon the wings of the wind.

The winds are your messengers;

    flames of fire your servants.

 

You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens; you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.

Job 9:8  

"He alone has spread out the heavens

    and marches on the waves of the sea."  (see all chapter 9)

Jeremiah 51:15  

The LORD made the earth by his power,

    and he preserves it by his wisdom.

With his own understanding

    he stretches out the heavens.  (see all chapter 51)

Isaiah 40:22  

God sits above the circle of the earth.

    The people below seem like grasshoppers to him!

He spreads out the heavens like a curtain

    and makes his tent from them.  (see all chapter 40)

Isaiah 42:5 

God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out.

    He created the earth and everything in it.

He gives breath to everyone,

    life to everyone who walks the earth.  ...  (see all chapter 42)

Isaiah 44:24  

This is what the LORD says--

    your Redeemer and Creator:

"I am the LORD, who made all things.

    I alone stretched out the heavens.

Who was with me

    when I made the earth?"  (see all chapter 44)

Zechariah 12:1  This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the LORD: "This message is from the LORD, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit."  

(see all chapter 12)

Job 36:29  

"Who can understand the spreading of the clouds

    and the thunder that rolls from heaven?"  (see all chapter 36)

Amos 9:6  

The LORD's home reaches up to the heavens,

    while its foundation is on the earth.

He draws up water from the oceans

    and pours it down as rain on the land.

    The LORD is his name!  (see all chapter 9)

Genesis 1:16  God made two great lights--the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.  

(see all chapter 1)

2 Peter 3:5  They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out of the water and surrounded it with water.  (see all chapter 3)

 

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Psalm 104:1-4 Part 1 of 3

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

O LORD my God, how great you are!

    You are robed with honor and majesty.

    You are dressed in a robe of light.

You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;

    you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.

You make the clouds your chariot;

    you ride upon the wings of the wind.

The winds are your messengers;

    flames of fire your servants.

 

Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty. You are dressed in a robe of light.

Psalm 35:7  

But give great joy to those who came to my defense.

    Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD,

    who delights in blessing his servant with peace!"  (see all Psalm 35)

Psalm 40:16  

But may all who search for you

    be filled with joy and gladness in you.

May those who love your salvation

    repeatedly shout, "The LORD is great!"  (see all Psalm 40)

Psalm 70:4  

But may all who search for you

    be filled with joy and gladness in you.

May those who love your salvation

    repeatedly shout, "God is great!"  (see all Psalm 70)

Psalm 93:1  

The LORD is king! He is robed in majesty.

    Indeed, the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength.

The world stands firm

    and cannot be shaken.  (see all Psalm 93)

Psalm 96:6  

Honor and majesty surround him;

    strength and beauty fill his sanctuary.  (see all Psalm 96)

Psalm 145:5  

I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor

    and your wonderful miracles.  (see all Psalm 145)

Daniel 7:9  

I watched as thrones were put in place

    and the Ancient One sat down to judge.

His clothing was as white as snow,

    his hair like purest wool.

He sat on a fiery throne

    with wheels of blazing fire, ...  (see all chapter 7)

1 Timothy 6:16  He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen.  (see all chapter 6)

 

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Psalm 103:19-22 Part 3 of 3

The LORD has made the heavens his throne;

    from there he rules over everything.

Praise the LORD, you angels,

    you mighty ones who carry out his plans,

    listening for each of his commands.

Yes, praise the LORD, you army of angels

    who serve him and do his will!

Praise the LORD, everything that he has created,

    everything in all his kingdom.

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

 

Yes, praise the LORD, you army of angels who serve him and do his will!

1 Kings 22:19  Then Micaiah continued, "Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left."  (see all chapter 22)

Job 1:6-7  One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. "Where have you come from?" the LORD asked Satan.

    Satan answered the LORD, "I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that's going on."  (see all chapter 1)

 

Praise the LORD, everything that he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the LORD. 

Psalm 19:1-2  

The heavens proclaim the glory of God.

    The skies display his craftsmanship.

Day after day they continue to speak;

    night after night they make him known.  (see all Psalm 19)

Psalm 67:4  

Let the whole world sing for joy,

    because you govern the nations with justice

    and guide the people of the whole world.  (see all Psalm 67)

Psalm 145:10-11  

All of your works will thank you, LORD,

    and your faithful followers will praise you.

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom;

    they will give examples of your power. (see all Psalm 145)

Psalm 150:6  

Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD!

Praise the LORD!  (see all Psalm 150)

Psalm 103:1  

Let all that I am praise the LORD;

    with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.  (see all Psalm 103)

Psalm 104:1  

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

O LORD my God, how great you are!

    You are robed with honor and majesty.  (see all Psalm 104)

 

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Psalm 103:19-22 Part 2 of 3

The LORD has made the heavens his throne;

    from there he rules over everything.

Praise the LORD, you angels,

    you mighty ones who carry out his plans,

    listening for each of his commands.

Yes, praise the LORD, you army of angels

    who serve him and do his will!

Praise the LORD, everything that he has created,

    everything in all his kingdom.

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

 

Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands.

Psalm 29:1-2   

Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings;

    honor the LORD for his glory and strength.

Honor the LORD for the glory of his name.

    Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.  (see all Psalm 29)

Psalm 148:1-5  

Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD from the heavens!

    Praise him from the skies!

Praise him, all his angels!

    Praise him, all the armies of heaven!

Praise him, sun and moon!

    Praise him all you twinkling stars!

Praise him, skies above!

    Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!

Let every created thing give praise to the LORD,

    for he issued his command and they came into being.  (see all Psalm 148)

Luke 2:13-14  Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others--the armies of heaven--praising God and saying,

    "Glory to God in highest heaven,

        and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased." 

        (see all chapter 2)

Hebrews 1:7  Regarding the angels, he says,

    "He sends his angels like the winds,

        his servants like flames of fire."

Hebrews 1:14  Therefore, angels are only servants--spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.  (see all chapter 1)

 

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Psalm 103:19-22 Part 1 of 3

The LORD has made the heavens his throne;

    from there he rules over everything.

Praise the LORD, you angels,

    you mighty ones who carry out his plans,

    listening for each of his commands.

Yes, praise the LORD, you army of angels

    who serve him and do his will!

Praise the LORD, everything that he has created,

    everything in all his kingdom.

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

 

The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything. 

Psalm 47:8   

God reigns above the nations,

    sitting on his holy throne.  (see all Psalm 47)

Psalm 80:1-2  

Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel,

    you who lead Joseph's descendants like a flock.

O God, enthroned above the cherubim,

display your radiant glory

    to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.

Show us your mighty power.

    Come to rescue us!  (see all Psalm 80)

Psalm 113:5-6  

Who can be compared with the LORD our God,

    who is enthroned on high?

He stoops to look down 

    on heaven and earth.  (see all Psalm 113)

Psalm 22:28  

For royal power belongs to the LORD.

    He rules all the nations.  (see all Psalm 22)

Psalm 66:7  

For by his great power he rules forever.

    He watches over every movement of the nations;

    let no rebel rise in defiance.  (see all Psalm 66)

Daniel 4:31-32  "While these words (see verses 28-30) were still in his mouth, a voice called down from heaven, 'O King Nebuchadnezzar, this message is for you! You are no longer ruler of this kingdom. You will be driven from human society. You will live in the fields with the wild animals, and you will eat grass like a cow. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.' " (see all chapter 4)

 

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Psalm 103:15-18 Part 2 of 2

Our days on earth are like grass;

    like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

The wind blows, and we are gone--

    as though we had never been here.

But the love of the LORD remains forever

    with those who fear him.

His salvation extends to the children's children

    of those who are faithful to his covenant,

    of those who obey his commandments!

 

But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him.

Genesis 48:11  Then Jacob said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!"  

(see all chapter 48)

Ezra 9:12  " 'Don't let your daughters marry their sons! Don't take their daughters as wives for your sons. Don't ever promote the peace and prosperity of those nations. If you follow these instructions, you will be strong and will enjoy the good things the land produces, and you will leave this prosperity to your children forever.' " (see all chapter 9)

Isaiah 40:8  

The grass withers and the flowers fade,

    but the word of our God stands forever."  (see all chapter 40)

 

His salvation extends to the children's children of those who are faithful to his covenant; of those who obey his commandments! 

Deuteronomy 29:9  "Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do."  (see all chapter 29)

Psalm 119:52  

I meditate on your age-old regulations;

    O LORD, they comfort me.  (see verses 49-56)

Numbers 15:38-40  "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord. When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the LORD instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do. The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the LORD your God!"  (see all chapter 15)

John 14:15  "If you love me, obey my commandments."  (see all chapter 14)

 

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Psalm 103:15-18 Part 1 of 2

Our days on earth are like grass;

    like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

The wind blows, and we are gone--

    as though we had never been here.

But the love of the LORD remains forever

    with those who fear him.

His salvation extends to the children's children

    of those who are faithful to his covenant,

    of those who obey his commandments!

 

Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

Psalm 37:2  

For like grass, they soon fade away.

    Like spring flowers, they soon wither.  (see all Psalm 37)

Psalm 90:5-6  

You sweep away people like dreams that disappear.

    They are like grass that springs up in the morning.

In the morning it blooms and flourishes,

    but by evening it is dry and withered.  (see all Psalm 90)

Psalm 102:11  

My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.

    I am withering away like grass.  (see all Psalm 102)

Isaiah 40:6  A voice said, "Shout!"

    I asked, "What should I shout?"

"Shout that people are like the grass.

    Their beauty fades as quickly

    as the flowers in a field."

Job 14:2  

We blossom like a flower and then wither.

    Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.  (see all chapter 14)

James 1:10-11  And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all their achievements.  

(see all chapter 1) 

The wind blows, and we are gone--as though we had never been here. 

Isaiah 40:7  

"The grass withers and the flowers fade

    beneath the breath of the LORD.

    And so it is with people."

Haggai 1:9  "You hoped for rich harvests, but they are very poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses."  (see all chapter 1)

 

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Psalm 103:13-14 Part 2 of 2

The LORD is like a father to his children,

    tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

For he knows how weak we are;

    he remembers we are only dust.

 

he remembers we are only dust.

Genesis 2:7  Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person.  (see all chapter 2)

Genesis 3:19  

"By the sweat of your brow

    will you have food to eat

until you return to the ground 

    from which you were made.

for you were made from dust,

    and to dust you will return."  (see all chapter 3)

Job 4:18-19  

"If God does not trust his own angels 

    and has charged his messenger with foolishness,

how much less will he trust people made of clay!

     They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth."  (see all chapter 4)

Job 10:8-9  

" 'You formed me with your hands; you made me,

    yet now you completely destroy me.

Remember that you made me from dust--

    will you turn me back to dust so soon?' "  (see all chapter 10)

Job 34:14-15  

"If God were to take back his spirit

    and withdraw his breath,

all life would cease,

    and humanity would turn again to dust."  (see all chapter 34)

Ecclesiastes 12:6-7  Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don't wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. For then the dust will return to the earth and the spirit will return to God who gave it.  (see all chapter 12)

 

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Psalm 103:13-14 Part 1 of 2

The LORD is like a father to his children,

    tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

For he knows how weak we are;

    he remembers we are only dust.

 

The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

Malachi 3:16-18  Then those who feared the LORD spoke with each other, and the LORD listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.

    "They will be my people," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."  (see verses 13-18)

1 John 3:1-2  See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don't recognize that we are God's children because they don't know him. Dear friends, we are already God's children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.  (see all chapter 3)

 

For he knows how weak we are; 

Psalm 119:73  

You made me; you created me.

    Now give me the sense to follow your commands.  (see verses 73-80)

Psalm 139:13-16  

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body

    and knit me together in my mother's womb.

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!

    Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it.

You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,

    as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.

You saw me before I was born.

    Every day of my life is recorded in your book.

Every moment was laid out

    before a single day had passed.  (see all Psalm 139)

Isaiah 29:16  

How foolish can you be?

    He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay!

Should the created thing say of the one who made it, 

    "He didn't make me"?

Does a jar ever say,

    "The potter who made me is stupid"?  (see all chapter 29)

 

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