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Psalms 33:6
6By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 33:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Context of Psalms 33:6
4For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness. 5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah. By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses. 8Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:6 word by word
בִּדְבַ֣ר יְ֭הוָה שָׁמַ֣יִם נַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּבְר֥וּחַ פִּ֝֗יו כָּל־צְבָאָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 33:6
- Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.
- Psalms 148:1Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 6:7And Jehovah said, I will destroy Man, whom I have created, from the earth — from man to cattle, to creeping things, and to fowl of the heavens; for I repent that I have made them.
- John 1:1In [the] beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Hebrews 11:3By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by [the] word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear.
- 2 Peter 3:5For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God,
- Psalms 148:2Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
- Genesis 2:1And the heavens and the earth and all their host were finished.
- Deuteronomy 4:19and lest thou lift up thine eyes to the heavens, and see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, the whole host of heaven, and be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath assigned unto all peoples under the whole heaven.
- Jeremiah 8:2and they shall spread them out to the sun and to the moon and to all the host of the heavens, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the ground.
- Romans 1:25who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created [it], who is blessed for ever. Amen.
- Psalms 104:30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
- Genesis 2:7And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.
- Job 26:13By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
- Job 33:4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Commentaries on Psalms 33:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made - This is illustrated in the Psalm 33:9; verse: "He spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." This evidently refers to the account of the creation, as it stands in the first chapter of Genesis.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6By the word of the Lord - By the command of God: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6 etc. See the notes at Psalm 33:9. Were the heavens made - That is, the starry heavens; the worlds above us: Genesis 1:1. And all the host of them - All their “armies.” The stars are represented as armies or marshalled hosts, led forth at his command, and under his direction - as armies are led forth in war. See Genesis 2:1; compare the notes at Isaiah 1:9. By the breath of his mouth…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7God's word shows his character and power.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-94-9. Reasons for praise: first, God's truth, faithfulness, and mercy, generally; then, His creative power which all must honor.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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