Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, there, was I! When he decreed a vault upon the face of the resounding deep;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
In Context
26Or ever he had made the land and the wastes, or the top of the dry parts of the world:
28When he made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the resounding deep, waxed strong;
Cross References
Psalms 33:6By the word of Yahweh, the heavens were made, and, by the spirit of his mouth, all their host:
Psalms 136:5To him that made the heavens with understanding, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry [them],—Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.
Jeremiah 10:12He that made the earth by his power, That established the world by his wisdom,—And by his understanding stretched out the heavens,
Hebrews 1:2At the end of these days, He hath spoken unto us in his Son,—whom he hath appointed heir of all things, through whom also he hath made the ages;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:23-32
Wisdom Eternal and Divine. 22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when… Read the whole commentary →