Psalms 115:16
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
KJV
The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
ASV
הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם שָׁ֭מַיִם לַ/יהוָ֑ה וְ֝/הָ/אָ֗רֶץ נָתַ֥ן לִ/בְנֵי אָדָֽם
Hebrew
O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:
Douay-Rheims
The heavens--the heavens are Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,
YLT
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§326The Scriptural expression "heaven and earth" means all that exists, creation in its entirety. It also indicates the bond, deep within creation, that both unites heaven and earth and distinguishes the one from the other: "the earth" is the world of men, while "heaven" or "the heavens" can designate both the firmament and God's own "place" - "our Father in heaven" and consequentl…
Cross-references
- Acts 17:24 — God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
- Deut 10:14 — Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
- Deut 32:8 — When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
- Deut 32:8 — When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
- Eccl 5:9 — Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
- Gen 1:28 — And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over ever
- Gen 1:29 — And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
- Gen 9:1 — And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
- Gen 14:19 — And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Isa 45:18 — For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and the
- Isa 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- 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.
- John 14:2 — In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
- Josh 2:9 — And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
- Lam 3:66 — Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
- Lam 3:66 — Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
- Num 33:53 — And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
- Ps 8:6 — Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
- Ps 19:1 — The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
- Ps 89:11 — The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
- Ps 89:11 — The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
- Ps 144:5 — Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
- Ps 148:4 — Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.