And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Parallel translations
- WEB And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.
- BSB And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- NKJV And: “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- NASB And, “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Your hands;
- NLT He also says to the Son, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.
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Quick answer
Scripture addresses the Son as 'Lord' who laid the earth's foundations and made the heavens. The creation itself is His handiwork.
Overview
Quoting Psalm 102:25, the author applies words spoken to Yahweh directly to the Son, affirming His role as Creator. This places Christ on the divine side of the Creator-creature distinction. By doing so the author shows that the Son's eternity and creative power far surpass anything that can be said of angels.
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Cross-references · 14
- Ps 102:25–27Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
- Gen 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- John 1:1–3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Jer 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
- Isa 48:13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
- Ps 8:3–4When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
- Isa 42:5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
- Zech 12:1The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
- Prov 8:29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
- Isa 51:13And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
- Isa 64:8But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
- Rev 3:14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
- Ps 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
- Deut 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
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