⁵ This is what God, Yahweh, says—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,^(A)
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,^(B)
who gives breath to the people on it
and life^[a] to those who walk on it^(C)—

¹⁸ For this is what the Lord says—
God is the Creator of the heavens.
He formed the earth and made it.
He established it;
He did not create it to be empty,
but formed it to be inhabited^(A)—
“I am Yahweh,
and there is no other.

In the beginning, Lord,
You established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands;^(A)
11 they will perish, but You remain.
They will all wear out like clothing;^(B)
12 You will roll them up like a cloak,^[a]
and they will be changed like a robe.
But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.^(C)[b]