For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
Parallel translations
- KJV The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
- BSB For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- NKJV The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
- NASB The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands.
- NLT The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 8:3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
- Rom 1:19–20because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.
- Ps 50:6The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
- Ps 148:3–4Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!
- Ps 33:6By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
- Gen 1:14–15God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
- Ps 150:1–2Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
- Jer 10:11–12“You shall say this to them: ‘The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.’”
- Dan 12:3Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
- Ps 115:16The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.
- Isa 40:22–26It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
- Gen 1:6–8God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
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