By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of His [mouth].

The Lord has prepared His throne in the heaven; and His kingdom rules over all.

To Him who made the heavens by understanding; for His mercy [endures] forever.

It is the Lord that made the earth by His strength, who set up the world by His wisdom, and by His understanding stretched out the sky,

because by Him all things were created, those in the heavens and those on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.

has in these last days spoken to us by [the] Son, whom He has appointed heir [of] all things, through whom also He made the worlds;

He shall tend His flock as a shepherd, and He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and He shall soothe them that are with young.

[It is] He that comprehends the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants in it are as grasshoppers; He that set up the heaven as a chamber, and stretched [it] out as a tent to dwell in;