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Who determined its dimensions?
I am sure you know.
Who stretched out the surveying line over it?
What supports its foundation?
Who set its cornerstone in place,
    when the morning stars sang loud songs together,
        and all the sons of God shouted for joy?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:7 It is not certain whether the terms morning stars and sons of God refer to stars, angels, or both.

Who marked off its dimensions?(A) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line(B) across it?
On what were its footings set,(C)
    or who laid its cornerstone(D)
while the morning stars(E) sang together(F)
    and all the angels[a](G) shouted for joy?(H)

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  1. Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God