Verse 8

Who alone stretches out the heavens, Treads on the waves of the sea;

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who stretches forth the heavens alone; who spreads abroad the earth (who is with me?);
  • Ps 104:2-3 : 2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. 3 He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
  • Isa 40:22 : 22 [It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants of it are as grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in;
  • Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus shall you say to them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
  • Zech 12:1 : 1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:
  • Job 37:18 : 18 Can you, with him, spread out the sky, Which is strong as a cast metal mirror?
  • Job 38:11 : 11 And said, 'Here you may come, but no further; Here shall your proud waves be stayed?'
  • Job 38:16 : 16 "Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By Yahweh's word the heavens were made; All their host by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 Your way was through the sea; Your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up, Yahweh, The floods have lifted up their voice. The floods lift up their waves. 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
  • Matt 14:25-30 : 25 In the fourth watch of the night,{The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 A. M. to sunrise.} Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying "Cheer up! I AM!{see Exodus 3:14.} Don't be afraid." 28 Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters." 29 He said, "Come!" Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"
  • John 6:19 : 19 When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,{25 to 30 stadia is about 5 to 6 kilometers or about 3 to 4 miles} they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.
  • Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus says God Yahweh, he who created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he who spread abroad the earth and that which comes out of it; he who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk therein:
  • Gen 1:6-7 : 6 God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 7 God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so.