For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, ‘As surely as I live forever,

Of Joseph he said: May the Lord bless his land with the harvest produced by the sky, by the dew, and by the depths crouching beneath;

so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

“Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

For I say, “Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness.”

O Lord, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.

The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,

He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.

When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,

He is the one who sits on the earth’s horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent.

Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.

for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.

Be amazed at this, O heavens! Be shocked and utterly dumbfounded,” says the Lord.

The Lord is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.