Psalm 33:6-9

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

6 By p the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by q the breath of his mouth all r their host.
 7 He gathers the waters of the sea as s a heap;
he t puts the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
 9 For u he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 1:6 - 7
    And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.
    Hebrews 11:3
    By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
    2 Peter 3:5
    For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God.
    John 1:3
    All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
  2. Cross References
    Job 26:13
    By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
    Isaiah 11:4
    But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 2:1
    Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 78:13
    He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.
    Exodus 15:8
    At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.
    Joshua 3:13
    And when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap.
    Joshua 3:16
    The waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho.
  5. Cross References
    Job 38:8
    Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 148:5 - 6
    Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created.
    Genesis 1:3
    And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
    Psalms 147:15
    He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
    Psalms 147:18
    He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
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