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The Prayer of the Afflicted

Psalms 102:25

In 11 translations

BSB
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
KJV
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
WEB
Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
ASV
Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
LSV
You founded the earth before time, || And the heavens [are] the work of Your hands.
YLT
Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands [are] the heavens.
DBY
Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:
DRC101:26
In the beginning, O Lord, thou foundedst the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
GNV
Thou hast aforetime layde the foundation of the earth, and the heauens are the worke of thine hands.
JPS102:26
Of old Thou didst lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
LXXE101:26
In the beginning thou, O Lord, didst lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands.Gr. plural.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC102:26
לְ֭פָנִים הָאָ֣רֶץ יָסַ֑דְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃KJV:Ps.102.25
LXX-Br101:26
Κατʼ ἀρχὰς τὴν γῆν σὺ Κύριε ἐθεμελίωσας, καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου εἰσὶν οἱ οὐρανοί.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  • Exodus 20:11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
  • Hebrews 1:10–12And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a…
  • Jeremiah 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
  • Hebrews 3:3–4For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
  • Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
  • Job 38:4–7Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its foundations set,…
  • Proverbs 8:23–36From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. Before the mountains were settled,…
  • Psalms 96:5For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 102:26 in some Bibles
  • 102:25 in most Bibles

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