104:24 How many living things you have made, O Lord! 1
You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; 2
the earth is full of the living things you have made.
136:5 to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens,
for his loyal love endures,
3:19 By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; 3
he established the heavens by understanding. 4
11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!
1 tn Heb “How many [are] your works, O
2 tn Heb “all of them with wisdom you have made.”
3 tn Heb “founded the earth.” The verb יָסַד (yasad, “to establish; to found”) describes laying the foundation of a building (1 Kgs 5:31 [HT]; 7:10; 2 Chr 3:3; Ezra 3:10-12; Zech 4:9) and God laying the foundation of the earth (Job 38:4; Pss 24:2; 89:12; 102:26; 104:5; Isa 48:13; 51:13, 16; Zech 12:1).
4 sn The theme of God’s use of wisdom in creation is developed in Prov 8:22-31. Because God established the world to operate according to the principle of wisdom it is impossible for anyone to live successfully in his world apart from the wisdom that only God can give.