Isaiah 40:26 Cross References - ISV

²⁶ “Lift your eyes up to heaven and see who created all these— the one who leads out their vast array of stars by number, calling them all by name— because of his great might and his powerful strength— and not one is missing.”

¹ The Seventh DayWith this the heavens and the earth were completed, including all of their vast array. ² By the seventh day God had completed the work he had been doing, so on the seventh day he stopped working on everything that he had done.

¹⁹ Do not gaze toward the heavens and observe the sun, the moon, the stars—the entire array of the sky—with the intent to worship and serve what the LORD your God gave every nation.

²⁶ if I look at the sun when it shines or the moon as it rises in steady splendor, ²⁷ so that in the depths of my deceived heart I worshipped them with my mouth and hands, ²⁸ this is also a sin that deserves to be judged, since I would have tried to deceive God above.”

³ When I look at the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you established— ⁴ what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?

¹ To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.
God’s Revelation in the Heavens The heavens are declaring the glory of God, and their expanse shows the work of his hands.

¹¹ Heaven and the earth belong to you, the world and everything it contains— you established them. ¹² The north and south—you created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name. ¹³ Your arm is strong; your hand is mighty; indeed, your right hand is victorious.

²⁵ You established the earth long ago; the heavens are the work of your hands.

⁴ He keeps track of the number of stars, assigning names to all of them. ⁵ Our Lord is great, and rich in power; his understanding has no limitation.

³ Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. ⁴ Praise him, you heaven of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. ⁵ Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he himself gave the command that they be created. ⁶ He set them in place to last forever and ever; he gave the command and will not rescind it.

¹⁶ The Certainty of God’s Deliverance“Study and read from the book of the LORD: And not one will be missing, each will not long for its mate. For it is the mouth of the LORD that has issued the order, and it is his Spirit that has gathered them.

⁵ God Speaks about the ServantThis is what God says— the God who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its produce, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:

²⁴ “This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer and the one who formed you in the womb: ‘I am the LORD, who has made everything, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth— Who was with me at that time?—

⁷ God is Sovereign“I form light and create darkness, I make goodness and create disaster. I am the LORD, who does all these things.

¹³ Moreover, my hands laid the earth’s foundation, and my right hand spread out the heavens. I call out to them, and they stand up together.

⁶ “Lift up your eyes, you heavens and look to the earth beneath; and see who created these. Its inhabitants will die just like this; but my salvation will be forever, and my deliverance will never fail.

¹¹ Tell this to them: “The gods who didn’t make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from these heavens.”
¹² A Hymn of Praise to GodThe LORD is the one who made the world by his power, who established the earth by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

¹⁷ ‘LORD! Look, you made the heavens and the earth with your great power and your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you! ¹⁸ You, the great God, the mighty one, show gracious love to thousands and repay the parents’ iniquity to their children after them. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name. ¹⁹ You are great in regards to your purposes and mighty in regards to your works. Your eyes are open to everything that people do, and will reward each one according to their ways and just as their actions deserve.

¹⁶ For by him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether they are kings, lords, rulers, or powers. All things have been created through him and for him. ¹⁷ He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together.