Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
In Context
5He loveth righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.
7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in storehouses.
Cross References
Genesis 1:6And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'
Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Deuteronomy 4:19and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.
Job 33:4The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty given me life.
Psalms 104:30Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:2-12
An Exhortation to Praise God. 1 Rejoice in the Lord , O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. 2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. 4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord . 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of… Read the whole commentary →