1Ki 8:27, 2Ch 6:18, Neh 9:6, Psa 115:16, 148:4, Isa 66:1 | ESV | STEP | But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built !

1 Kings 8:27

27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, ^aheaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

2 Chronicles 6:18

18 “But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, ^bheaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!

Nehemiah 9:6

6 ^{▼▼Septuagint adds And Ezra said} ^d“You are the Lord, you alone. ^eYou have made heaven, ^fthe heaven of heavens, ^gwith all their host, ^hthe earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; ⁱand you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.

Psalms 115:16

16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to the children of man.

Psalms 148:4

4 Praise him, you ^jhighest heavens,
and you ^kwaters above the heavens!

Isaiah 66:1

The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

1 ^lThus says the Lord:
^m“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
and what is the place of my rest?