Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Kabbalah for Chagigah 24:2

תניא ר' יוסי אומר אוי להם לבריות שרואות ואינן יודעות מה רואות עומדות ואין יודעות על מה הן עומדות הארץ על מה עומדת על העמודים שנאמר (איוב ט, ו) המרגיז ארץ ממקומה ועמודיה יתפלצון עמודים על המים שנאמר (תהלים קלו, ו) לרוקע הארץ על המים מים על ההרים שנאמר על הרים יעמדו מים הרים ברוח שנאמר (עמוס ד, יג) כי הנה יוצר הרים ובורא רוח רוח בסערה שנאמר (תהלים קמח, ח) רוח סערה עושה דברו סערה תלויה בזרועו של הקב"ה שנאמר (דברים לג, כז) ומתחת זרועות עולם

It was taught in a Baraita: R. Yose says, Woe to the creatures which see and know not what they see, which stand and know not upon what they stand. Upon what does the earth stand? Upon the pillars, as it is said, (Job 9:6) "Who shakes the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble." The pillars stand upon the waters, as it is said, (Psalms 136:6) "To him that spread forth the earth upon the waters." The waters upon the mountains, as it is said, (Psalms 104:6) "The waters stood upon the mountains." The mountains upon the wind, as it is said, (Amos 4:13) "For lo he that forms the mountains and creats wind." The wind upon the storm, as it is said, (Psalms 148:8) "Stormy winds do His bidding." The storm is hung upon the arm of the Holy One, blessed be He, as it is said, (Deuteronomy 33:27) "Underneath are the everlasting arms."

Da'at Tevunoth

103 Behold, there is nothing that necessitates existence except for His existence may He be blessed, and everything that exists except for that has no existence except through His desire may He be blessed, and we find that it is dependent and stands only through His will may He be blessed. And therefore we read, that all existence which is found is dependent on His word may He be blessed, like the matter which they said with regard to the upper waters (Breisheet Rabbah 4:3, Taanit 10a) and like the matter that they said may their memory be for a blessing (Chaggigah 12b), "The land upon what does it stand - upon the pillars...", "... and the wind hangs upon the arm of the Holy One blessed is He". And similarly did they say further (Yalkut Shimoni section 1, 964), "...flesh and blood are under their load, but the Holy One blessed is He is above his load as it says (Deuteronomy 33:27), and the world is beneath his arms". He compared it as if he supports all that exists in all its details, and he stands upon them from above:
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