Psalms 115:16
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, but the earth has he given to people.
Open English Bible (US)
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 be you of the Lord, creator of heaven and earth.
17The dead cannot praise the Lord, nor those who go down into silence.
Cross References
Genesis 9:1Then God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Bear children and multiply and repopulate the earth.
Psalms 89:11Yours are the heavens, yours also the earth, the world and its fulness, it’s you who did found them.
Psalms 144:5Lord, bow your heavens and come down: touch the hills, so that they smoke.
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 →