Psalms 115:3
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
KJV
Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quæ retribuit mihi ?
Vulgate
τί ἀνταποδώσω τῷ κυρίῳ περὶ ὧν ἀνταπέδωκέν μοι;
LXX
But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
ASV
וֵֽ/אלֹהֵ֥י/נוּ בַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם כֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר חָפֵ֣ץ עָשָֽׂה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
חָפֵ֥ץ
chpts
verb · 74×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§268of all the divine attributes, only God's omnipotence is named in the Creed: to confess this power has great bearing on our lives. We believe that his might is universal, for God who created everything also rules everything and can do everything. God's power is loving, for he is our Father, and mysterious, for only faith can discern it when it "is made perfect in weakness".103 "…
§303The witness of Scripture is unanimous that the solicitude of divine providence is concrete and immediate; God cares for all, from the least things to the great events of the world and its history. the sacred books powerfully affirm God's absolute sovereignty over the course of events: "Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases."162 and so it is with Christ, "who op…
We believe that this good God, after creating all things, did not abandon them to chance or fortune but leads and governs them according to his holy will, in such a way that nothing happens in this world without God's orderly arrangement. Yet God is not the author of, and cannot be charged with, the sin that occurs. For God's power and goodness are so great and incomprehensible…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 16:25 — For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
- 2Chr 20:6 — And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withs
- Dan 2:28 — But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
- Dan 3:17 — If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
- Dan 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto h
- Dan 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto h
- Deut 4:39 — Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
- Eccl 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
- Eph 1:11 — In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
- Gen 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Hab 2:20 — But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
- Isa 46:10 — Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
- Isa 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of t
- Job 23:13 — But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
- Jonah 1:14 — Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it ple
- Judg 14:4 — But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
- Matt 6:9 — After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
- Matt 6:9 — After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
- Mic 1:3 — For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
- Ps 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
- Ps 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
- Ps 68:4 — Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
- Ps 95:7 — For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
- Ps 103:19 — The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
- Ps 103:19 — The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
- Ps 123:1 — Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
- Ps 123:1 — Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
- Ps 135:6 — Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
- Ps 135:6 — Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
- Rom 4:21 — And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
- Rom 9:19 — Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?