Universe: Bible Verses about the Universe

List of 25 Bible Verses that Reference Bible Verses (Quote Verse) about the Universe, verse, and description

1. Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The first verse of the Bible, Genesis 1:1 is a clear statement of God’s creative power, demonstrating his authority over the universe.
2. Psalm 8:3 “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,” This verse speaks of the vastness and complexity of the universe, and how God has carefully crafted it.
3. Psalm 96:5 “For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.” This verse reminds us that God is the only one who can truly create, and that all other gods are only idols.
4. Isaiah 40:22 “He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.” This verse speaks of God’s power in creating and sustaining the universe, and how small we are in comparison.
5. Jeremiah 10:12 “But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.” This verse emphasizes the wisdom and understanding that God used in creating the universe.
6. Genesis 1:14-15 “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.’ And it was so.” God’s command to create the stars and the moon is a reminder of his power over the universe and his control over time.
7. Psalm 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” This verse is a reminder of how the beauty of the universe displays the glory of God.
8. Psalm 33:6 “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.” This verse speaks of God’s creative power in forming the heavens and their starry host.
9. Psalm 104:2 “He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent.” This verse compares God’s creative power to a tailor’s skill in making a garment, emphasizing the complexity of the universe.
10. Job 9:8 “He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.” This verse speaks of God’s power in controlling the universe, even over the sea.
11. Job 26:7 “He stretches out the north over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.” This verse emphasizes the vastness of the universe and God’s power to create it.
12. Isaiah 42:5 “This is what God the Lord says—he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it.” This verse speaks of both God’s power in creating the universe, and his care in sustaining it through his breath of life.
13. Isaiah 45:12 “I have made the earth, and created man on it. I—my hands—stretched out the heavens, and all their host I have commanded.” This verse speaks of God’s creative power in making the heavens and the earth, and his authority in commanding their host.
14. Isaiah 51:13 “And you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth.” This verse emphasizes God’s power in creating the universe and our responsibility to remember him.
15. Jeremiah 10:12 “It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.” This verse speaks of God’s power in creating the universe and his wisdom in sustaining it.
16. Jeremiah 51:15 “He made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.” This verse emphasizes the power, wisdom, and understanding that God used to create and sustain the universe.
17. Amos 9:6 “He who builds his lofty palace in the heavens and sets its foundation on the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land—the Lord is his name.” This verse speaks of God’s power over the universe, and his care in sustaining it as a palace.
18. Job 38:4-7 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you understand. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” This verse speaks of God’s creative power in creating the universe, and how even the morning stars sang in joy at his work.
19. Hebrews 1:10 “And ‘In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.” This verse speaks of God’s creative power in forming the universe and his authority over it.
20. Isaiah 44:24 “I am the Lord, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.” This verse emphasizes the power and authority of God in creating the universe.
21. Jeremiah 32:17 “Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” This verse speaks of God’s power in creating the universe and his ability to do all things.
22. Psalm 104:1-3 “Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.” This verse speaks of God’s power and majesty in creating the universe, and his care in providing light to sustain it.
23. Psalm 19:1-4 “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.” This verse speaks of the beauty of the universe, and how it reveals God’s power and wisdom.
24. Isaiah 40:26 “Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” This verse speaks of God’s power in creating the stars and calling them each by name.
25. Psalm 8:3-9 “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet.” This verse speaks of the complexity of the universe and how God has made us a little lower than the heavenly beings, and has given us dominion over all things.