Psalms 115:16
The heaven is the LORD'S heaven; But the earth he hath given to the sons of men.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
In Context
15Blessed are ye of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.
17The dead praise not the LORD,—No one who goeth down into silence.
Cross References
Psalms 89:11The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.
Psalms 144:5Bow thy heavens, O LORD! and come down; Touch the mountains, so that they shall smoke!
Isaiah 45:18For thus saith Jehovah, who created the heavens; The God that formed the earth and made it; he that made it firm; He created it not in vain; he formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah, and none else.
Jeremiah 27:5The earth, and the men and the beasts which are upon the earth, have I made by my great power and my outstretched arm, and I give it to whomsoever it seemeth meet to me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 115:10-18
Confidence in God. 9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord : he is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord : he is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the Lord , trust in the Lord : he is their help and their shield. 12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. 13 He will bless them that fear the Lord , both small and great. 14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 15 Ye are… Read the whole commentary →