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Psalm 33:6
By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.
4For the LORD’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.
6By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.
7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
8Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
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The heavens stretch beyond human reach, yet their creation by YHWH’s word makes human measures of power seem small.
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Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Both passages name God as the maker of the heavens; Psalm 33 specifies that they were made by his word.
Genesis 1:2The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.Both describe creation in relation to God, though Genesis focuses on the unformed earth and Psalm 33 on the heavens.
John 1:3All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.Both attribute created things to divine action: Psalm 33 names the heavens and their army, while John includes all things.
Psalm 19:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.Both identify the heavens as God’s work; Psalm 33 describes their making, and Psalm 19 describes their declaration of his glory.
Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.Both attribute the making of the heavens or universe to God’s word, with Hebrews naming faith as the way this is understood.
Genesis 1:3God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.God’s speech brings creation into being in both passages: light in Genesis, and the heavens with their army in Psalm 33.
Isaiah 34:16Search in the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these will be missing. None will lack her mate. For my mouth has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered …Both connect the mouth with divine action: the heavens are made in the psalm, and a gathering is commanded in Isaiah.
Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.Both connect God’s breath with created existence: the heavenly army in Psalm 33, and a person’s life in Job.
Psalm 33:9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.Both describe the LORD’s speech accomplishing what he says: the heavens are made, and what he commands stands firm.
2 Peter 3:5For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,Both connect the existence of the heavens with God’s word; Peter also describes the earth’s formation in relation to water.
John 1:1–3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Psalm 33 describes creation by the LORD’s word; John speaks of the Word who was with God and was God.
Psalm 8:3Both describe the heavens as God’s work, using bodily images: his mouth and breath in Psalm 33, his fingers in Psalm 8.
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Your praise has a firm ground in the heavens themselves. Their whole army exists because YHWH spoke; creation bears witness to his power.
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