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Psalms 115:15

Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.

KJV

Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

ASV

בְּרוּכִ֣ים אַ֭תֶּם לַ/יהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָ/אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed are ye of Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

YLT

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בָּר֥וּךְ
brvk
verb · 324×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§216God's truth is his wisdom, which commands the whole created order and governs the world.33 God, who alone made heaven and earth, can alone impart true knowledge of every created thing in relation to himself.34
§287The truth about creation is so important for all of human life that God in his tenderness wanted to reveal to his People everything that is salutary to know on the subject. Beyond the natural knowledge that every man can have of the Creator,124 God progressively revealed to Israel the mystery of creation. He who chose the patriarchs, who brought Israel out of Egypt, and who by …
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210228.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:11 — Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exa
  • 1Pet 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
  • 2Sam 2:5 — And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
  • Acts 14:15 — And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and
  • Deut 7:14 — Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
  • Deut 33:24 — And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
  • Eph 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
  • Gen 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • Gen 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • Gen 14:19 — And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
  • Gen 24:31 — And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
  • Gen 26:29 — That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
  • Gen 32:26 — And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
  • Isa 19:25 — Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
  • Jer 27:5 — I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
  • Ps 37:22 — For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
  • Ps 50:12 — If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
  • Ps 96:5 — For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
  • Ps 96:5 — For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
  • Ps 103:5 — Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
  • Ps 121:2 — My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
  • Ps 121:2 — My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
  • Ps 124:8 — Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
  • Ps 124:8 — Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
  • Ps 134:3 — The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
  • Ps 146:5 — Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
  • Ps 146:6 — Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
  • Rev 14:7 — Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.