The Arms Of God

It was taught in a baraita: Rabbi Yose says: Woe to the creatures, who see and do not know what they see; who stand and do not know upon what they stand. Upon what does the earth stand? Upon the pillars, as it is said: "He who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble" (Job 9:6). The pillars stand upon the waters, as it is said: "To Him who spread out the earth upon the waters" (Psalms 136:6). The waters stand upon the mountains, as it is said: "The waters stood above the mountains" (Psalms 104:6). The mountains stand upon the wind, as it is said: "For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind" (Amos 4:13). The wind stands upon the storm, as it is said: "Stormy wind fulfilling His word" (Psalms 148:8). The storm is suspended upon the arm of the Holy One, blessed be He, as it is said: "And underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deuteronomy 33:27).