Psalm 75:3
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
Cross-references
Psalm 82:5 laments that the earth's foundations are shaken — contrasting with Psalm 75:3 where God establishes them firmly.
Psalm 93:1 echoes the same image of God establishing the world firmly, reinforcing that the Lord's reign secures the earth's foundations.
Psalm 11:3 asks what the righteous can do when foundations are destroyed — Psalm 75:3 answers that God sets the pillars firmly.
Psalm 60:1-3 describes God making the land quake, while Psalm 75:3 says God steadies the earth — complementary actions.
1 Samuel 2:8 declares that the foundations of the earth are the Lord's — directly parallel to God setting its pillars in Psalm 75:3.
Hebrews 1:3 describes Christ sustaining all things by his word — directly parallel to God setting the earth's pillars in Psalm 75:3.
Job 9:6 describes God shaking the earth's pillars — contrasting with Psalm 75:3 where God sets them firmly.
Isaiah 24:1-12 depicts the earth dissolving under judgment — echoing the 'melting away' in Psalm 75:3, but without the promise of God's sustaining pillars.
Isaiah 51:16 describes God laying the earth's foundations, paralleling the setting of pillars, and adds the context of God's covenant with Zion.
2 Peter 3:11 contrasts the earth's melting with its final destruction, urging holy living in light of judgment.